"My lord, do you believe 'that man'?"

Cheng Yu looked at Li Shushi, who was about to return to his camp, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked what was in his heart.

"You all know from the conversation that day, we still have more trouble than those clay puppets, so in this case, we should unite more forces that can be united."

"But their destination is far away in the far west."

"First of all," Li Shushi, who turned his head, stretched out a finger, "not making trouble is also a kind of strength, and if you think about it from another angle, we have actually dug into each other's corners." And there is a second," Li Shushi stretched out another finger, "We don't know if that thing is the only one, maybe there is another existence of the same level in the west, and maybe there are other troublesome guys, so instead of letting you stay around with troubles that you can't completely rest assured, then it's not bad to lead the troubles to the west." ”

"Your lord, you seem to be quite sure that the second point will definitely appear."

"I've found reliable sources to confirm that there was indeed a mythical age in this world, and although humans eventually became the masters of the land, no one knows where those failed guys are hiding, so you have to guard against it."

"Compared to such an enemy, the battle between the princes is like a child's play."

"So neither me nor Cao Mengde are in the mood to fight in this situation, because it is also an energy-consuming thing, and the result is definitely what our common strong enemy is happy to see."

Regarding Li Shushi's statement, Cheng Yu did not say anything. He didn't know how much Cao Cao knew about this issue, after all, he was not like Jia Xu, who was in charge of internal and external intelligence work. So he had reservations about Li Shushi's decision, and he also believed that Jia Xu would not fully trust the guy who was also listed as a key attention by Li Shushi.

War is like flowing water, water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent, because the human heart is the most complicated thing in the world, maybe the two sides will abandon their past suspicions for the common enemy a moment ago, and those who have fought and died will become brothers who fight side by side. But perhaps in the next moment, when the threat of the enemy has diminished a little, the brothers who once fought side by side will begin to call each other enemies again.

Not to mention having been by the emperor's side for a long time. Enjoying the taste of power, whether it is Cheng Yu or Jia Xu hidden in the shadows, they will not believe that Cao Cao will really give up the opportunity to have more power. The thirst for power not only makes a person burst with unprecedented motivation and energy. It can also make people get lost and take risks.

Of course, in the current situation of the great enemy, Cheng Yu will not take the initiative to advise Li Shushi to come to "Outside must first be inside", so he chose to respond to Li Shushi in a silent way, and he believes that Li Shushi will definitely understand his thoughts.

In this comparison, the puppets are actually more trustworthy, because they are not the living.

It's like why those emperors like to use eunuchs and pure ministers is not because of how high their ability is. How capable they are, of course they can't be without ability. Otherwise, people who have no use value will naturally not be eligible to be used. But compared to those who are more capable, the relationship behind these two subordinates is simpler, and it is easier for the emperor to control them as a high-ranking emperor, and the emperor will think that he can give them power and naturally take it back.

But seriously, this is of course an illusion, even if it does not belong to the "three major illusions of life", but it is not inferior to those three illusions.

Therefore, although there was some agreement with the former emperor, Li Shushi still did not let his guard down, and the two corps of the Northern Route Army and the Eastern Route Army returned to their pre-war garrisons and held the main roads and ferries leading to the Central Plains and Bingzhou, while the Western Route Army was stationed in Chang'an to ensure that this particular city had enough troops to deal with any problems that might arise.

However, the former emperor still made a small "joke" with the state army before leaving.

Almost overnight, under all kinds of surveillance, the tens of thousands of puppeteers still remained without a trace, and if it weren't for the tents that towered over the land, and the dirt mountain bags that had become bare and looked like the base of an altar, you might think that those puppets had never appeared.

Even if you're still busy with what to do with the remains of those who died in battle, this weird feeling is especially strong.

The state army was indeed taken aback by the last hand left by the enemy.

"I'm afraid this should be the handiwork of the other party's civilian forces."

No one objected to Jia Xu's words, because there was no better explanation than that.

In fact, everyone is already convinced that there is a huge difference in combat effectiveness between the puppeteers with civilian troops and the puppeteers without the assistance of civilian troops, but compared to the more or less usual methods on the side of the state army, the tactics mastered by the civilian troops of the puppets are obviously more bizarre, but to some extent, they are also more appetizing to some people.

For example, Jia Xu, such as Guo Jia, such as Sima Yi, they are like treasures for those methods that point directly to people's hearts and are unpredictable, although their research is a little difficult because of the need to guess out of thin air, but the methods of the clay puppets are undoubtedly huge inspiration for them, as if they opened the door to a new world for them, and let them fall into a state of intoxication.

Even other strategists had their own favorite projects, and all of a sudden, Cao Si, who managed the finances of the state army, found that all kinds of official letters of application for research funds flew in front of him like snowflakes, and most of them were not small - there were high-ranking officials, doctors and professors from major universities, and there were young scholars who had graduated and had not yet graduated but were all young scholars who were focused on training.

It's a pity that there is only so much budget, and when there are more wolves and less meat, even Saito, who was brought in to help, is a little skeptical that he will be torn to pieces by those bearded guys in order to get more trial funds.

As for Du En, a good friend who was supposed to be in the same boat, he ran to Li Shushi to work as an excavator for Su Xiaololi as if he had predicted it in advance. It seems that Su Xiaololi smelled something unusual from the camp where the puppets remained.

Su Xiaololi's intuition was so good that she really found a few boxes under the "mound" that were not big but not small.

The boxes were heavy, and each one had a heavy bronze lock hanging from it. However, this kind of thing that can only defend against gentlemen is obviously useless, especially when they are faced with a curious vote and the upper and lower state army, but because they are afraid that this is a trap left by the enemy, everyone is very cautious, because they really can't believe the discipline of those puppets.

However, it turns out that such caution is really a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain, and there is no trace of the mechanism left in the box and the space inside the box. There is nothing else but bamboo Jane.

Each box is full of bamboo slips. Although there is not much left on each volume, and most of it is obscure. What's more important is that the text that carries the content is still an ancient font that few people know now, and Li Shushi certainly knows that it should be a text called Xiao Seal. If it weren't for the fact that even today, nearly 400 years after the initial establishment of the Han Empire, there are still people who can recognize this beautiful but also quite complicated font, and it is really not easy to decipher.

All right. Li Shushi admitted that his last sentence was purely a pretense ×. Because the ancient words have become easy and simple in the hands of Su Xiaololi, the history of many words is not as long as the history of this Lori next to Li Shushi.

But Li Shushi, who just thought so, was suppressed by the embarrassed and angry Lori with the Fist of Justice Lori, which was really a model of not being immortal, and naturally got the contempt from Miss Luo He and the Yellow Dragon Girl.

It wasn't until the contents of those bamboo slips were translated into a script that the Han Dynasty people could understand, and everyone realized that the emperor was indeed playing a joke on them, because the boxes of bamboo slips were all related to the civil army of clay puppets.

Of course, for Li Shushi and the generals, even those bamboo slips have become something they know in every word. But after connecting together, most of them still felt cloudy, and Xiaoqiang was the most obvious among them.

But there are scumbags who can't understand it. Naturally, there are academic tyrants with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, such as Zilongchan, who looked at those words, and looked quite touched, sometimes frowning, and sometimes showing a sudden expression.

"Zilong, how many percent of the things in this can you understand, what experience do you have to share with everyone, but you are not allowed to hide your secrets."

"Ah, no, no, I'm just recalling some of the experiences I had in the illusion, and I don't really understand it."

Zilongchan's face turned red as he spoke, as if something extremely embarrassing from the past sounded.

Anyway, did Zilongchan have any embarrassing experiences in the illusion?,Logically speaking, it shouldn't be.,It can't be that someone in the illusion thinks Zilongchan is a girl and trains him to be a dancer.。

Seeing Zilongchan's look of shame and indignation, although he was very curious, it was better to let go of this man full of sins first.

Although the content of the bamboo slips still needs enough time to be studied and tested, but for the identification of high-achieving students such as Cheng Yu and Jia Xu, the contents are very operational, although the difference between ancient and modern times made Li Shushi stop the idea of spreading it immediately, but he also agreed to the proposal to set up a special research group for these bamboo slips.

It is conceivable that those old masters who have studied in the state government will be very happy in the future.

Everyone looks like they have a lot of gains, only Miss Luohe's face doesn't seem to be very good, and she looks like her beloved toy has been taken away, obviously in that treasure hunt battle, this eldest lady was once again defeated in the hands of her own Lori.

It's just that I don't know if it's the man's seventh sense that is guiding him, Li Shushi always feels that the fight between the two people for this matter seems to have some deeper reasons, but for the sake of his life, this doubt is more appropriate to be buried deep in his heart.

So, after proving that everything was a false alarm, Li Shushi finally entered Chang'an City after the war.

Although the army that had been fighting abroad for months had not yet been disbanded, the soldiers did not feel in a state of agitation, as they would receive their initial rewards during this time, as well as the bones of their comrades. As for the specific rewards, there are also pensions for those who were unfortunately killed and disabled in the fierce battle. It will be distributed by their state-level unit in the following period.

In other words, it won't be long before the first snow falls, and they will be able to return to their hometown.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to gather almost all the main forces of the state army. Cheng Yu and Lu Bu and others organized a large-scale heavy rugby tournament, because of the rush of time and the arrangement of the event was a little intensive, which somewhat affected the excitement of the game, but the enthusiasm of the soldiers to participate was still high, and this national sport under the jurisdiction of the state army soothed the pain in the hearts of many people.

As for Li Shushi, he took the opportunity to withdraw from the busy military affairs after the war. Go pick up some private work.

To put it bluntly, it's to go on a date with a girl.

Although the other party probably won't admit it.

"What a place is this, it's dark, dark and damp. It feels like a seeping hole. ”

"You're right, this is indeed a cave in the ground, but it's not a natural formation, but a human dug by you."

The Yellow Dragon Maiden's movements are light and swift. The complicated road seemed completely ineffective to her. If it weren't for the fact that Li Shushi's hands and feet were neat among ordinary people, but compared to the existence of the Yellow Dragon Girl, Li Shushi believed that the Yellow Dragon Girl would have been able to reach the place she wanted to reach a long time ago, instead of stopping and going in this dark environment.

Of course, strictly speaking, this tunnel is not dark, after all, Li Shushi is just an ordinary person, and there is no way to continue to act without light, so the Huanglong girl is very considerate to take back the Huanglong Baoyu she sent out from Li Shushi. Then I don't know what method was used to make Baoyu radiate a faint light. Reluctantly, Li Shushi illuminated the path under his feet.

"What are we going to do here?" Li Shushi said that his curiosity is definitely not much less than that of cats.

"As the man said, this time it doesn't end because they're out of the grip of that 'will', and the resentment that has accumulated in this cave is not just the bunch of clay puppets. It's a bunch of wayward guys, and in the end you still need me to help you solve the troubles, really, remember, you owe me a favor again. ”

The words of the Yellow Dragon Girl did not make Li Shushi feel any strange feelings, but her suddenly approaching face made Li Shushi, who was subconsciously following forward, startled, and almost threw away the treasure jade in his hand.

"Woohoo, it really scared me to death."

"Hee-hee, you must know that as long as you take one step forward, you will kiss this girl~ You have suffered a big loss."

"No, no, no, I suffered a big loss when I kissed you. It's just a kiss, and it is possible to be chased and killed by the angry female (Xuan) god (Wu), and maybe you will have to give up those lovely wives and concubines in your own family, and you will lose it to your grandmother's house no matter what. ”

"I'm not happy to be compared like this."

"Compared with the kind of things that are out of reach, I still prefer to choose what is within reach, and think for myself, those things that have been achieved are not worse than those that have not yet been obtained, so why be so greedy."

"I'm really going to be angry."

"Instead of taking huge risks to pursue something out of reach, it is better to cherish the present, I don't want to wait until I lose it to find out that I once had everything so good but didn't know to cherish it."

So, the yellow dragon girl didn't say a word on the next journey, she didn't even look at Li Shushi again, and even Li Shushi didn't know when she found out that she had been poisoned, but Li Shushi, who had been playing more and more superbly, didn't care, but he was also more and more interested in what was hidden underground.

Suddenly, the Yellow Dragon Maiden stopped.

Over here......

Li Shushi can be regarded as a veteran in terms of energy sensitivity, he can clearly feel that the negative energy in this area is obviously a little abnormal, and his ears seem to faintly hear the sound of some monsters roaring, and in the darkness out of sight, there seems to be someone dancing a strange dance - standing in a row with his hands raised, swaying to the rhythm, stretching out his arms and turning in a circle, the movements are like ...... Corpse? It's still a loss.

Well, it's not that I haven't seen anything more terrifying, Li Shushi said that he didn't feel anything at all.

It's just that there have been similar things underground in Luoyang, as the eastern capital, but I didn't expect that there is a similar existence in the underground near Chang'an, the western capital.

"It's time to put an end to this absurdity, kids, sleep."

The Yellow Dragon Maiden moved again, but unlike the previous peace, this time she was walking and singing a song that could be called "strange" for this era, a song that no one should have heard......

"Sleep, sleep, don't hesitate.

Sleep, sleep, don't chase sadness.

No weeping, no fear, willing to return to where you are.

The period of sound, sleep, sleep, sleep.

Bow to the detachment of all grievances, and the king is poor and bitter.

So that the right and wrong are all the wind, and it is inevitable to meet it.

The longitudinal scenery has lasted for many years, and the fish has been reincarnated,

Erosion and defeat, sorrow opens.

Mourning and stealing,

Sleep, never wake up.

Sleep, sleep......

Sleep, sleep, in the arms of eternal darkness.

Sleep, sleep, and the nail light is not open.

No crying, no fear, Jun Gu should be punished.

The period of sound passing, sleeping, sleeping, sleeping.

All that is born of them is destroyed, and no one must cling to eternal sorrow.

The voice of the poor is willing to listen quietly, but I wish to break this fate.

Burning and singing with ashes of the soul, and taking sin upon oneself.

But the change of time makes it buried,

The soul returns to the other, and the body is empty.

Sleep, sleep, sleep......"

It wasn't until he left the gloomy underground cave that Li Shushi finally had the opportunity to ask the Yellow Dragon Girl:

"What was that you just singing?"

For a long time, I didn't speak.

It wasn't until Li Shushi thought that the other party didn't plan to answer him that he heard a faint voice in his ears.

"It was a ...... 'funeral song' that suddenly floated into my mind for some reason."

Pan Sen: "Funeral Song" comes from the "Five Parts Without Medicine" by the leader of ilem at Station B, which is quite a healing work. Our version is borrowed from the barrage of a certain B friend.,There are some undesirable places where we have slightly modified.。 By the way, Huang Long didn't sing this song casually, and there was another Qiankun in it~ (To be continued......)