The three of them had dinner together, and Guan Duyuan arranged for Jingyu to bring a basin of water, and he washed her himself, and then carried her to the inner room to rest.

She was also obedient, he tucked the quilt corner for her, looked at her affectionately, and said for a long time: "Girl, sleep!" Sleep peacefully, no one will come in, I'm in the outer room, something calls me. ”

He withdrew from Rig and returned to the outer room, Jingyu was a little uneasy, "General, do you want to discuss it at an unknown date?" ”

The general said, "No, just now." ”

Jingyu said again: "Do you want to go to my place to discuss things?" ”

Guan Duyuan said to Jingyu very calmly: "It's okay, it's here." ”

Jing Yu saw that the general had been insisting, and he had nothing to say, so the two sat down next to the case outside and went straight to the point.

"General, why did Your Majesty summon you to the palace today?" When the general returns, he is worried by the dejected appearance of his soul, so he must figure out what happened.

Guan Duyuan paused, "Add food and grass!" Beiyuan sent a letter requesting a reduction in the food offering, and His Majesty was furious. ”

Needless to say, Jingyu already understood.

Jingyu said, "The letter was written by the old general!" ”

Guan Duyuan: "Yes! ”

Jingyu: "The old general is also confused, how can he come forward with this kind of thing?" ”

Guan Duyuan: "It's also impossible, he is an outsider in Beiyuan, and he is a person from Dayuan, so he has to push him out." ”

Jingyu knew that what the general said was the truth, the old general had no choice, Yu Gong was a native of Dayuan, and the country of Dayuan asked for a blessing, so he would definitely let the old general come forward to ask for the mother country, and have more friendship on the face, so that he could talk; Yu Private, who will lose his head at every turn, obviously has a substitute for the dead ghost, and Beiyuan will definitely not let others come forward.

Jingyu asked, "What does Your Majesty say?" ”

Guan Duyuan let out a long sigh, very painful, "Said that he stayed in Beiyuan for a long time, forgot his roots, turned his elbow outward, and now he is reducing the offering, and in the future, he will break away from Dayuan and stand on his own......"

Needless to say, Jingyu also knew that His Majesty was suspicious, and he had long suspected that the old general had a different heart in Beiyuan, lest Beiyuan raise the flag one day.

Jingyu: "Your Majesty hasn't said it yet, has you?" ”

"No, if the window paper is pierced, you and I will already be imprisoned at this moment, the old general is afraid", the general himself can't go on, I'm afraid of what, Jingyu also knows it, but he still doesn't dare to think about it.

Jingyu comforted: "General, you don't have to think about it, since you haven't broken it, there is still room for things to turn around." ”

Guan Duyuan said: "No, you still don't know much about His Majesty's mind today, I'm afraid that there is no room for maneuver in things." The offering will not be reduced, and if Beiyuan is offered, it will fall into the crime of deceiving the king; If you don't give it well, it will be a waste of the covenant of the king of Fanbang and a big crime of disrespect. ”

Jingyu gasped, it seems that this is really caught in a whirlpool, and it is as difficult to turn over as it is to ascend to the sky.

The two were silent for a moment, and the whole room was eerily quiet, and the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

Jingyu: "General, what are you going to do?" We need to prepare in advance, and we can't think of countermeasures until it's too late. ”

Guan Duyuan said: "This is also the reason why I have to consult with you tonight, prepare in advance, and remember to go to the doctor temporarily." Jingyu, what do you think about this? ”

Jingyu pondered for a long time before speaking, "According to my humble opinion, first try to communicate with the old general, communicate with each other, and not say what you want him to do, at least let him know the current situation; secondly, deduct more grain and grass in your hands and put them up in case of emergency; third, strengthen the training of all soldiers and generals, so that they can meet the enemy at any time; Fourth, and it is also very important, to turn the soldiers you bring into your own people. ”

When Guan Duyuan heard this, he was shocked, he looked at Jingyu in disbelief, and his heart was flustered, panicked, "You mean you want me to rebel?" ”

Jingyu hurriedly explained: "No! General, it's not that I want you to rebel, if someone forces you to be cornered, you have to have the power to rebel! If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend, but if anyone offends me, I will offend, and this is what you taught me. ”

Guan Duyuan thought about it carefully, it was not unreasonable, but there were no words.

Jingyu continued: "General, think about it, you have been passed down from generation to generation, the royal title, the old general's generation of meritorious achievements, dedication, you are young and promising, crisscrossing the battlefield, why is the old general still reduced to fish and meat?" Why do you have eyeliner up and down your house? Has Your Majesty ever believed in you and the General's Mansion? If it weren't for the prestige of the Dingyuan general's talisman given by the ancestor of the emperor, the prestige of the king and the tens of thousands of soldiers stepping on the Quartet, I'm afraid that your general's mansion would have been flying in the sand and there would be no trace to be found. ”

Guan Duyuan remembered a good story he often heard from his father when he was a child, which was the story of Emperor Taizu and his grandfather, who was dissatisfied with the tyranny at that time, and he was a military general, and he raised a flag in protest, echoing many followers, including Guan Duyuan's grandfather Guan Ying.

The two of them killed all sides, had a large number of troops, established themselves as kings, and took the head of the tyrannical dog emperor in one fell swoop. When many soldiers were appeased and returned to their hometowns to engage in farming, the Yi barbarians in the southwest invaded, and at the time of the crisis, it was Guan Ying and some of the soldiers who stayed behind to fight to the death to drive the Yi barbarians out of Dayuan.

From the flag protest to the desperate resistance of this friendship, so that the first Taizu moved, he hated tyranny, so to Guan Ying urged him to be a good emperor, the first Taizu divided the military power into two, one by the royal control, one by Guan Ying in charge, at that time to give Guan Ying a talisman, and authorized "the king can be punished, under the order of thousands of soldiers to step on the Quartet." If I am not a good emperor, you will kill me, if I am a good emperor, you will protect me for a thousand years; Passed down from generation to generation, don't break your word! ”

Yes, if it weren't for the fear of the talisman, I'm afraid there would have been no one with the surname Guan long ago.

Jingyu said again: "There are also generals, you have crisscrossed the battlefield, killed countless enemies, persuaded countless surrenders, protected the people at dawn in the world, and won the hearts of the people, you are not worse than those princes, but you are afraid of high merit and mastery, what you don't want, I don't know how many times others have thought about it." ”

Guan Duyuan fell into deep thought, in today's world, there is no tyranny, but the people's livelihood is suffering; The princes are all intrigued and deceitful, all for the throne, how many of them really think about the people of Dawn? I was supposed to keep to myself, protect the country and protect the people, but I couldn't trust it; If I can't protect the well-being of the people, if I can't take on this heavy responsibility, then I can't stand on it. Either way, it's not in line with my heart.

What Jingyu said is reasonable, even if he is not opposed, he must have the ability to oppose. Otherwise, how to protect your beloved and how to protect the people of the world.

He looked deeply at Rige for a moment.

The general said, "Jingyu, I know. Set off at dawn and go to the barracks. It's just that the communication you said is difficult, how many pairs of eyes are staring at him, we can't get out, and he can't get through. ”

Jingyu said: "This matter is considered in the long run, if it can't be your own people, other people's people can also be used, as long as you bring the letter to the end, there is no need to say more, remind the old general to pay attention to himself, lest he be panicked over there." ”

The general said, "Since you say so, then without further ado, as soon as possible before the messenger who delivered the letter has returned." You have to give it in front of the emperor's people, and you don't have to be suspicious. Jingyu, tomorrow take out my pair of knee pads, and ask the messenger to bring them to him, saying that the weather is cold, and remember to take care of your body. ”

Jingyu commanded.

Guan Duyuan asked Jingyu, "Jingyu, can there be progress in the matter of Gu poison?" ”

Jingyu said: "General, there is no progress for the time being. It's strange to say, there is no trace of that thing, it came out of thin air, there is no trace, and it is a headache. ”

The general said: "Jingyu, if you need to, you can go and interrogate her, do it quietly, then the Chang family is also being used, you can be more relaxed about her, we didn't want to target the nine kings, we just wanted to distract them, in case they were looking for trouble with the lady, I didn't expect it...... Alas, it wasn't my intention. With the current situation of the Nine Kings, I don't have time to pay attention to her and take care of her more. ”

Jingyu asked tentatively, "What about the Jiang family?" ”

The general said, "It is a poisonous snake, be vigilant, let him contact his master, find out whether the matter has anything to do with them, and see what they want." ”

Jingyu commanded, "Yes, General. ”

He was not worried about the general's body, "General, your body still needs to recuperate, you are so hardworking, it is not suitable to recuperate from cold poison, I am worried about ......"

Guan Duyuan immediately made a silent gesture and motioned for him to stop talking.

Jingyu said: "Today, Madame thanked me, thinking that I saved Madame, but I didn't say anything. ”

The general told him, "Don't say anything in the future, don't let her know, Jingyu, keep a secret for me." ”

Jingyu had no choice but to agree to him.

Jingyu remembered the bad thing and asked, "General, since you want to rectify the army, will the moths in the army be removed?" ”

The general said: "You can't clear it, once it is cleared, it will startle the snake, so keep it first, so that the other party is not guarded." Avoid the moth-infested little camps when you move, and remember that it's your own people who are in order, and make sure nothing goes wrong. Be careful, don't leak any rumors, don't arouse suspicion, everything is done in secret. ”

Jingyu took orders again.

Before you know it, the night has receded, and the sky is beginning to turn slightly white. Jingyu went back to his residence to clean up, and he was going to leave the house with the general before dawn.

Guan Duyuan stood up, rubbed his eyebrows, and slowly walked into the room, his steps were light, and he didn't make a sound, for fear of waking up the sleeping person.

He leaned close to the bed, leaned over gently, stroked her face, smoothed the messy hairs, and smoothed them behind her ears. The sleeping face, very good-looking, the long eyelashes are so sexy, the rosy lips are very seductive, he looked at it and was fascinated, he couldn't help but get close to her, and kissed her lightly on the forehead, the person moved slightly, and seemed to react a little, he couldn't help but smell it again, this time it was deeper, and he was greedy and didn't want to leave.

The man felt abnormal, rolled over in a daze, hugged his arm dimly, and fell into a deep sleep. The corners of his mouth rose, it was the taste of happiness, he wanted to take her into his arms in his dreams, and seeing her greedy appearance holding his arms, his heart was as soft as warm water.

But he can't be greedy for this feeling, he has more important things to do, and when the dust settles, he will let her be his home, morning and evening, under the eaves or at the end of the world, as long as she likes.

He said in his heart, "Sleep, my girl!" I'm sorry, I'm leaving, I can't accompany you for the time being, and when everything settles, I will stay with you and make you home! ”

He carefully withdrew his hand, covered her with the quilt, kissed her lightly, got up, walked out, walked to the door, turned around, and stared affectionately, reluctance was written on his face.

The two figures disappeared into the morning mist with the sound of horses' hooves.