Youzhou Duhu's surname is Li, he is a military general raised by Chen Guogong, and he takes great care of Xiao Shao, and he has been waiting to hand over the position of Duhu to Xiao Shao himself in the past two years, and then he will take his family to retire in Youzhou, who would have thought that he would be assassinated by the Liao people when the matter came.

Li Duhu's wife Xiao Yan is a female soldier, accustomed to strong winds and waves, from the assassination of Chen Guogong to send someone to invite King Yan It took less than a quarter of an hour, and the people in the house were also trapped in the house by him and were not allowed to go out, in case the news leaked, the murderer committed suicide on the spot when he was arrested, and Chen Guogong also died because of too deep poisoning, but the matter did not make a big fuss.

Xiao Yan sat in the outer room with her eldest son, and asked Xiao Shao with red eyes: "King, now that my grandson has been assassinated, although the minister can hide it for the time being, if the Liao people come south at this time, the capital will definitely be leaderless, if Youzhou is lost, what should be done?" ”

Xiao Shao's expression was ugly, this kind of thing happened at this juncture, he really couldn't help but think about it, the three southern states were about to move, and Youzhou Duhu was assassinated at this juncture, maybe those people in the south had already colluded with the Liao people!

"This matter should be discussed with You Vice Duhu, if the Liao people really come to attack, You Vice Du Hu must prepare as early as possible in charge of the grain and grass."

But he never mentioned the matter of who was in charge of the Du Hu Mansion, Xiao Yan's heart moved slightly, and she nodded to her eldest son Li Hua who was standing behind her, and asked him to personally ask Deputy You to protect the Li Mansion.

After taking Li Hua away, Xiao Yan suddenly got up and saluted Xiao Shao, Xiao Shao couldn't avoid it, so he could only return the salute and reprimanded: "General Xiao, what are you doing!" ”

Xiao Yan used her skill to resist Xiao Shao's action of helping her, and said in a deep voice: "At present, Youzhou is in danger of survival, and the Metropolitan Protectorate cannot be left unpresiding, His Royal Highness is His Majesty's own son, who has guarded the border for many years, and has a great reputation in the army. ”

Xiao Shao saw that Xiao Yan insisted, and simply gave Xiao Yan a promise, "The widow is the king of Yan, and he has the responsibility of guarding Youzhou, that is, the general does not say that the widow will also coexist and die with Youzhou, as for the position of the protector of Youzhou, since you are the deputy protector, the capital protector will naturally not be leaderless, and the general does not need to worry." ”

After speaking, he pulled Xiao Yan up and said with a smile: "If you calculate carefully, General Xiao also has the bloodline of the previous dynasty, a hundred years ago, you and I couldn't still be a family, why bother to see me." ”

Xiao Yan smiled reluctantly, and did not answer Xiao Shao's words, Xiao Shao only acquiesced to her, and continued: "I Guan Dalang is extremely talented in marching and fighting, but he will be ready to be in the Youzhou Army in the future?" ”

is related to her son's future, Xiao Yan naturally can't help but answer, but she can't figure out what Xiao Shao means, so she can only answer: "When the child is older, it is inevitable that he will have his own ideas, and the king will not be unaware. ”

Xiao Shao nodded, expressing his understanding of this, young people, always young and vigorous, and said in a rather regretful tone: "As long as a talent like Da Lang is cultivated well, he is a general, and it is okay to stay in Youzhou now, if he wants to go elsewhere, I am reluctant to let him go." ”

Yan Wang means ......

Xiao Yan was keenly aware of what Xiao Shao had to say, and it was a good seedling who was reluctant to give up on the face of it slipping away from his hand, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt the deep meaning, Li Hua's age is not young now, and there is a father who is a protector in his career, which is naturally smooth sailing, although they are all piled up with real merits, but he still borrowed the momentum of Li Duhu, after all, the opportunity to make meritorious contributions is not easy to grab.

Li Hua's current military rank is not low, if he moves within the Youzhou Army, it will naturally not be in the way, but if he goes to other states, he will have to go through the Metropolitan Protectorate, and the order can only be stamped with the big seal of the Metropolitan Protectorate after the Metropolitan Protector has been read, in this case, Xiao Shao said that he didn't want to let people go, so it didn't have a deep meaning.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan smiled, knowing that King Yan would be tempted, originally the position of the protector of Youzhou would be handed over to King Yan sooner or later, and now that Li Duhu was assassinated, with You Chun, a deputy with deep qualifications and good ability, seeing that his own things were going to fall into the hands of others, how could Xiao Shao swallow this breath.

Xiao Yan pointed out: "The minister thanked the king for his appreciation, the minister told the king the truth, the king didn't want to let him go, and the minister didn't want him to run into the hands of others, Youzhou is the foundation of the Li family, how can you say that you will give up, this bastard boy of my family will take care of the king." ”

"Why thank you for what you do."

When You Chun came in, he happened to hear a tail, and hurriedly asked: "On the way here, Captain Li said a few words, but the king and General Xiao have an idea?" ”

Xiao Yan's eyes were red, and she was about to shed tears when she saw it, Xiao Shao was also embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "What do you have in mind, just now I was still telling General Xiao that I would only march and fight, if the Liao people didn't come, forget it, if they dared to come, I would fight for this life to protect Youzhou." ”

You Chun is an extremely upright character, seeing Xiao Yan choked up and couldn't speak, he mourned, looked at Xiao Shao again, frowned and said: "The king's ability to use soldiers is brought out by Chen Guogong first, and the whole Youzhou is obvious to all, Chun is also convinced, since this is the case, then make a charter first, if the Liao people really take the opportunity to go south, there will be the king temporarily acting as the protector of Youzhou to lead the Youzhou army, Chun is good at logistics deployment, if the king is relieved, he will hand over this matter to me." ”

Xiao Shao waved his hand again and again, "Shao naturally trusts You Deputy Protector, but with You Deputy Protector, how can he cross the post of Deputy Protector for the time being." ”

"Isn't Your Majesty letting the king come to Youzhou under the guise of letting the king be the protector of Youzhou?" You Chun wondered, could she be mistaken?

Xiao Shao: ......

How dare you say it!

Isn't this kind of thing all about finding a good-looking excuse, and then he will reluctantly agree to it after all kinds of concessions? How did you get to You Chun, this simply and rudely became the meaning of His Majesty.

You Chun, who has always liked to play straight balls, did not get Xiao Shao's tortuous brain circuit, seeing that Xiao Shao didn't speak, he thought that he really didn't want to temporarily replace Youzhou Duhu, so he persuaded: "Your Highness is ordered by His Majesty to guard Jizhou, and it is within the scope of leading the army to resist Liao, not to mention that Chun's marching army is not as good as the king, and the things in the army are never about talent, regardless of qualifications, the king's identity is valuable and has virtue and ability, and there is no such thing as being unworthy. ”

This should be regarded as a crooked fight, Xiao Yan wiped her tears and added another fire, "Before the husband left, he explained that he would ask the king to preside over all the affairs of the capital protection house, and the king's bento was for the sake of calming the husband's heart, so that the husband could go on the road safely and steadily, and don't refuse the post of protector anymore!" ”

Xiao Shao looked at Xiao Yan and You Chun in embarrassment, and only after a while sighed and saluted the two, "Thank you for your trust." ”