The spring breeze blows the willows, the herbs are faint, the moon is shy, the stars are shining, the South Gate Street of Handan City, the street is wide, it leads directly to the palace, the pedestrians on the street are sparse, the lights of the houses are dim, there are occasionally a few restaurants, there is the sound of the piano, it is deserted.

A very ordinary mansion next to the street is in front of the door is like a city, the carriage is parked on both sides, obviously there are many dignitaries, the door is built very ordinary, but the door is very wide, there is no threshold, it is convenient for the carriage to travel, if it is not for the wooden plaque on the door engraved with the four gold lacquer characters of 'Wu'anjun Mansion', it is difficult to think that this is the mansion of General Zhao Guoda, Wu'anjun Li Mu.

Li Murong horse for most of his life, do not seek fame, loyalty, north attack the Huns, exterminate the ragged, defeated Donghu, conquer Yan Wusui, Fangcheng, outstanding achievements, often with their own rewards, reward with him for many years of soldiers, not long ago in Feicheng, defeated the Qin army, today triumphant return, King Zhao moved to Wu Anjun, Li Mu set up a banquet to entertain the ministers and soldiers who came to congratulate.

The lanterns in the courtyard are hung high, the guests, the people sit on the ground in brocade clothes, Li Mu is dressed in brocade clothes, the sword eyebrows are in the sideburns, the face is like a knife, sitting on the main seat, staggering, drinking and talking, and accepting the congratulations of the guests.

Drinking to the Xing, a biao-shaped general stood up, holding a big bowl, tears in his eyes, and said loudly: "The battle of Changping in my Zhao State, the loss of 400,000 soldiers, resulting in ten rooms and nine empty rooms in Zhao State, the village is lonely and widowed, Zhao people cry, Qin people laugh, the hair of the earth, this is a great shame, now General Li took us to kill Qin 100,000, a shame before the snow, it is really a great pleasure, the last general respects General Li a bowl!"

Li Mu drank the liquor, stood up and said abruptly: "Although I killed 100,000 enemies today, I only appeased the enmity of General Hu, but I didn't kill the Qin general Huan Qi and let him escape, how can I calm the shame caused by the Battle of Changping, thanks to the love of my king, I am really ashamed to be the king of Wu Anjun!"

A handsome military attache opposite Sima Shang smiled slightly: "Wu Anjun doesn't have to be too humble, dare to ask which general can defeat the tiger and wolf division of the Qin army today, my king is wise and virtuous, this is also well deserved, Zhao has General Li, it is the blessing of the people, the blessing of Zhao Guo, Wu Anjun is responsible for the revival of Zhao State, if he continues to attack Qin, the last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

Li Mu arched his hand and said: "General Zhao's pride, Li wrote down, it's just that my Zhao country, years after year, the people are not happy, if you want to cut down Qin, it is like a sheep into the mouth of a tiger, stick to the land, recuperate, wait for the day when the army is strong and strong, it is the time to return my rivers and mountains!"

Sima Shang drank another bowl alone, and sneered: "I'm afraid that some people are urinals with gold rim and good mouths, but when they see the banner of the Qin army, they are scared!" After everyone heard this, they laughed, they all knew that Zhao Cong didn't know anything about leading the troops, and he should have led the troops to support General Hu, but he retreated from the battle, causing General Hu to fight alone and die on the battlefield.

Hearing Sima Shang's sarcastic remarks, Zhao Cong's face turned pale, and he glared at Sima Shang angrily and said: "If this general didn't preserve his strength for the Zhao State, where would you have to wait for the soldiers to go to Qin, would you let the entire Zhao army die under the Qin army's strong crossbow?" After speaking, he threw the wine cup on the table.

At this time, the swarthy young man beside Sima Shang smiled and said: "General Zhao, this is shameful and brave, endure humiliation, such a mind makes you admire, come and I will give General Zhao a drink!" As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter again.

After hearing this, Zhao Cong said angrily: "Li Zhong, you have committed a crime, no one is in your eyes, if it weren't for General Li's affection, I would have taken you to see the king today!"

Li Zhong smiled and said, "You're right, I don't have a villain like you in my eyes who can only slap horses!" Seeing this, everyone immediately stopped laughing.

Zhao Cong was furious when he heard this, got up and drew his long sword, pointed it at Li Zhong, and shouted angrily: "If I don't kill you today, it will be difficult to solve the hatred in my heart!"

When Li Zhong saw Zhao Cong take out his sword, he immediately drew his sword and said loudly: "Zhao Cong, I have long seen that you are not pleasing to the eye, today I will cut off your legs, so that you can escape and roll in the future!"

Li Zhong is the number one tiger general under Li Mu, he is not afraid of death, where would he be afraid of Zhao Cong's threat, and he suddenly became nervous with anger.

Li Mu shouted angrily: "Presumptuous, tonight is a thank-you banquet, Li Zhong, how can you be so rude!" stepped forward to apologize to Zhao Cong: "General Zhao is angry, it is my godson who has no way, Li Mou apologizes to the general!" turned to Li Zhong and said angrily: "Evil animal, don't make amends to General Zhao!"

Li Zhong glared angrily for a long time, abandoned the general, walked in front of Zhao Cong indignantly, twisted his head and said: "I am drunk and nonsense, offending General Zhao, I hope the general will forgive me!" Zhao Congjian still pointed at Li Zhong, and was silent.

Sima Shang scolded on the side: "Damn, why didn't you get angry with me, don't toast and don't eat and drink, don't be ashamed, if you want to get out, get out of here, don't let me look at it as an eyesore!"

Li Mu shouted: "Stop!" and said to Li Zhong: "If you speak foul language, kneel down for me to make amends!"

Li Zhongqi's green tendons burst out, with a "poof", he knelt on the ground, and the two green bricks under his knees were shattered, and said: "If you speak foul words in your mouth, I hope the general will forgive your sins!"

Li Zhong was originally a boy under the age of fifteen released by the Qin army, his father and brother were killed by the Qin army, and he hated the Qin army to the core.

Zhao Cong put away his sword and said coldly: "The last general was originally here to celebrate Wu Anjun, but I didn't expect the general's mansion to be arrogant, but he didn't welcome the last general, and swept Wu Anjun Yaxing, and the last general remembered it, since this is the case, the last general will leave!"

Li Mu didn't want to make enemies, and seeing that Zhao Cong was not forgiving, "General Zhao stays, comes, pull the rebel Li Zhong out, and fight twenty military sticks!" As soon as the words fell, two big men walked up to Li Zhong's side, wanting to pull Li Zhong out.

Sima Shang shouted: "What are you doing, you have apologized, and you are still beating Li Zhong!"

Everyone also spoke out to persuade each other, and Zhao Cong saw the opportunity and said: "No need, don't disturb Wu Anjun's interest in drinking!"

Li Mu said angrily: "Why don't you pull it out quickly and give me a heavy beating, do you dare to disobey my orders!" When the two big men heard this, Li Zhong, who was clenching his teeth, walked out of the door.

At this time, he listened to a person behind Li Mu and said with a smile: "General Zhao is angry, he has heard of Wu Anjun, he has strict military discipline, loves soldiers like sons, and rewards and punishments are moderate, why don't you sit down and enjoy Wu Anjun's way of governing the army while drinking?"

The person who spoke was dressed in the official uniform of the prime minister, his eyes were cold, the heavenly court was full, he had a beard, and he was strong, he was Guo Kai, the prime minister of Zhao State, this person was flattering, and he was deeply favored by King Zhao, and he had a strange temperament.

Li Mu originally wanted to pull Li Zhong out to fight a few military sticks to make a show, and give Zhao Cong a step down, but he didn't expect Guo Kai to say this, and said in his heart: "People say that Guo Kai is cunning, and it is true." His face sank like water, he was silent for a moment, and shouted outside the door: "Bring Li Zhong in, enforce the law in the courtyard, and the police have been policed!"

After speaking, Li Mu pulled Zhao Cong back to his seat and sat down, he walked to the main seat and sat down, the two big men escorted Li Zhong back at this time, Li Zhong prostrate on the ground, the two big men raised their military sticks, and hit Li Zhong's buttocks with "popping", even if his muscles are strong, every stick down, it is also the skin and flesh are blooming, and the blood droplets are flying, Li Zhong is sweating profusely, the roots of his teeth are clenched, and he is stiff and stiff After beating with twenty military sticks, he didn't say a word.

Sima Shang and some loyal and righteous people couldn't wait to peel off Guo Kai and Zhao Cong's skins alive, their eyes were wide with anger, and their fists were clenched, but because of Li Mu's majesty, they didn't dare to step forward to stop them.

Guo Kai said with a smile: "Wu Anjun's strict military law has opened the eyes of this mansion, but this military stick hits it, but it doesn't seem to hurt, otherwise, how can you not hear the sound of pain, is Li Zhong not able to beat it with iron, hehe!"

Sima Shang smashed the table with one palm, and scolded angrily: "Guo Kai, don't deceive people too much, General Li let you, I, Sima Shang, am not used to your bag, if you don't feel pain, you might as well give it a try, and you will be guaranteed to cry your father and mother, and knock your ass licking tongue to the ground!"

Guo Kai sneered: "Reckless horseman, if you win a battle, you will fly high, and you will have no king's law, do you want to do the opposite!"

After hearing this, Sima Shang flew up, rushed towards Guo Kai, and said angrily: "I will kill you today, get rid of you, a minister!"

Seeing Sima Shang's anger, Guo Kai was so frightened that he shrank back, he was really afraid that Sima Shang would be desperate and beat him to death with one palm, and the left and right entourages immediately protected Guo Kai when they saw the situation, but they were also weak in heart to resist this palm.

Seeing that Sima Shang was about to rush in front of Guo Kai, Li Muzong stepped forward, stopped Sima Shang, and said, "General Sima, haven't you made enough trouble?"

Seeing Li Mu blocking him, Sima Shang hurriedly stabilized his figure, and said angrily: "I have long seen that he is not pleasing to the eye, there is such a treacherous person in front of the king, and Zhao Guo can't be good!"

Li Mu said angrily: "Still talking nonsense, come on, General Sima is drunk, send him home!"

Sima Shang said: "I won't go, I'll leave after I kill these two villains!" After speaking, he was about to rush to Guo Kai again, Li Mu struggled to hold Sima Shang and said: "Prime Minister, General Zhao, today the general will not take good care of him, the discipline is not strict, and he has offended a lot, and he will definitely come to apologize in the future!"

Guo Kai and Zhao Cong couldn't sit still for a long time, they didn't leave at this time, waiting for when, Guo Kai got up and shook his sleeves, snorted coldly, and said, "Wu Anjun doesn't have to be polite, Ben Cheng will leave!" The two walked out of the gate with their sleeves brushed up, got into the carriage quickly, and left quickly.

Seeing the two leaving, Sima Shang looked out of the door and said to Li Muqi: "Why didn't you let me kill these two birdmen?"

Li Mu said angrily: "If you kill the two of them, you still want to live, who will lead the troops to fight in the future." ”

"Kill them, it's worth your life to pay for your life, if you don't get rid of these two birdmen, you will leave disaster!"

Li Mu said: "We are all generals of Zhao Guo, we should focus on the overall situation, if the court is not in harmony, internal and external troubles, Zhao Guo is in danger." ”

After speaking, he shook his head and sighed, and said to everyone: "Thank you for coming to the cold house, it's not too early, go back and rest!" After everyone heard this, they retired one after another, it was originally a congratulatory banquet, but it ended unhappily, and Sima Shang left after visiting Li Zhong, who was seriously injured in the backyard.

The breeze was getting colder, the house was silent, Li Mu sat on the chair in the study, his brows were tightly locked, and he was in a daze, at this time, Mrs. Qingli, who was wearing a purple skirt, dragged a teacup and a teapot, and walked into the study in a lotus step, and after pouring a cup of tea, she said softly: "The general has returned from a tiring journey, and he has entertained distinguished guests, so let's rest early!"

Li Mu retracted his thoughts, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "If you offend Guo Kai and Zhao Cong today, it will definitely bring trouble in the future, hey, Li Zhong and Sima Shang can get me into trouble today." ”

Mrs. Qingli sighed when she saw Li Mu, and said softly: "The concubine thinks that Guo Kai, Zhao Cong, and the general will be offended sooner or later, the two are jealous of the virtuous and capable, and the general will be excluded by the two, even if they are not offended today, the two will not say good things in front of King Zhao, the general has outstanding military achievements and is loyal, and King Zhao should know it in his heart." ”

This Qingli lady is named Nalan Xue, originally Hu girl, Li Mu met when he captured Donghu, good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, different from the Hu people, Li Mu accepted as a maid, and then accepted as a concubine, with Li Mu to fight on the battlefield, before and after the service, meticulous, although Li Mu loves Nalan Xue, but because her people were destroyed by Li Mu, it is inevitable that there will be mustard in the heart.

Li Mu said: "I can only hope so, I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow, give the Night Pearl to the Prime Minister, and come to the door to ask for guilt, hoping to ease the relationship a little!" This Night Pearl was found by Na Lanxue when he defeated Donghu.

After hearing this, Nalan Xue trembled slightly, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "That night pearl has been ...... Sold by a concubine!"

Li Mu let out an 'ah' sound after hearing this, and said, "What are you selling it for?"

Nalan Xue said: "In order to treat our handicap, we will sell it, and the concubine is really ......."

Li Mu frowned, and said: "The night pearl was originally discovered by Mrs. Wang, sell it, let's sell it, I'll think of another way, you go back to the house to rest, I'll go to Mrs. Wang's place to sleep tonight." ”

Li Mu has two wives, the main room is Mrs. Wang, and the concubine room is Nalan Xue, Mrs. Wang has two daughters, and she has not yet left the cabinet, while Na Lanxue gave birth to a son, but she is weak and sickly.

After hearing this, Nalan Xue's heart was sour, and she walked out of the study lightly.