The wind still blows in the golden city, and it rolls up the sand and gravel, and cuts the cheeks of the frontier men.

Xi Yan looked at the few heads that were thrown on the ground at random, and his anger suddenly rose uncontrollably. And Liu Peiqi, who was standing beside him, looked indifferent and had nothing to do with himself.

Xi Yan looked at him like this, and couldn't help but ask sharply: "This is what you said and left it to you?" What did you do! ”

Liu Peiqi's face did not change, and he said respectfully: "General, until now, anyone who is still loyal to the Great Zhao court can no longer stay." Leave them for a day, general, when may the head of your neck...... was taken to ask for credit. ”

"You shut up for me," Xi Yan's heart burst into flames, and he didn't want to see Liu Peiqi anymore now.

But Liu Peiqi seemed to want to add fuel to the fire, and still persuaded him: "There is no turning back when you open the bow, general." Whether you're forced to do it or you're willing. You must know that now there are the countries of the Western Regions in front of you, and there are reinforcements from the Great Zhao Army in the back, if you don't make a decision, then we will be in danger. ”

In the past few days, Liu Peiqi has been constantly lobbying Xi Yan, even if Xi Yan angrily kicks him out, it won't be long before he comes to Xi Yan's side again to persuade him.

"While the news of Hou Ye's death has not yet been transmitted back to Chongdu, they are still afraid in their hearts, let's quickly retreat south. General, the best thing to do at this time is to go south through the Qunqu Mountains and go straight to Lingjiang Mansion. Lingjiang Mansion is surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The central part is flat and vast, and the rivers are staggered, if you establish yourself as a king in Lingjiang......"

"No way!" Xi Yan categorically vetoed and refuted, "At this time, we are the last army of Great Zhao stationed on the northwest border, if we leave at this moment, the countries of the Western Regions will inevitably rush up." Behind him is thousands of miles of land in Xiajin and Huai'an, do you want to watch them trampled by the enemy!? ”

"No," Liu Peiqi disagreed, and even said a little sarcastically, "Don't worry, the 100,000 troops led by King Liao and He Fangping will arrive in a few days." When the time comes, the front and rear will be surrounded, and the general will probably be captured with only his hands tied. ”

"You are presumptuous!" Xi Yan suddenly spoke violently and said angrily, "You forced me to rebel, how could I ever want to rebel!?" ”

But Liu Peiqi still turned a deaf ear, "General, it's pointless to talk about this at this moment. You are the person who Huan Guohou personally chose to complete the great cause, and before you have reached the end of the road, you can withdraw. ”

"Great cause?" Xi Yan couldn't help but sneer, "Brother didn't hesitate to kill himself, is it just for the so-called great cause?" You go down, go down! ”

Liu Peiqi saw him like this, so he had to leave temporarily, and just walked out of the house, he met Shi Hanqing head-on. "General Shi, are you here to find General Xi?"

Shi Hanqing nodded expressionlessly and said, "There are some things that I don't understand very well, and I want to ask them in person." ”

Liu Peiqi didn't pay much attention at first, so he watched Shi Hanqing enter the coach's line. After turning to leave, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right, and hurriedly turned back.

In the line, Xi Yan saw Shi Hanqing, who had not been seen for many days, come at this time, and he already knew it in his heart.

"General Shi'......"

Before the words fell, the long sword in Shi Hanqing's hand was already out of its sheath. In just an instant, Jian Feng forced in front of Xi Yan.

Xi Yan didn't dodge, but still looked directly at Shi Hanqing, "General Shi." ”

At the moment when the sword blade was about to pierce Xi Yan's body, Shi Hanqing suddenly collected his sword move and put the long sword on Xi Yan's neck instead.

"Young Master Xi, can you explain why you rebelled?"

Xi Yan's face was calm, and he said calmly: "I don't want to rebel ......"

"Don't want to?" Shi Hanqing frowned violently, as if he didn't believe it, "Since you don't want to, why did you become what you are today?" He knew that Xi Yan was not a person who wanted to rebel, but the facts in front of him did not allow him not to believe it.

"The way I look today is not what I thought." Facing Shi Hanqing's questioning, Xi Yan was still calm.

Shi Hanqing's wrist flipped, and a small piece of thin skin and flesh was instantly cut off by a sharp sword on the side of Xi Yan's neck, and a trace of red blood immediately seeped out.

Shi Hanqing looked at him with a sullen face, and said excitedly: "Okay, since you don't want to rebel, then go back to Chongdu and take the initiative to ask Your Majesty for guilt!" ”

"What sin am I? Do you think I'm a rebel too? Compared with Shi Hanqing's excitement, Xi Yan seemed very calm. He looked directly at Shi Hanqing and asked rhetorically, "If I go back, what will happen to my Nine Clans?" Whatever I thought in my heart, at this moment they had decided that I was rebellious. Returning to Chongdu is equivalent to tying yourself to the guillotine. ”

Shi Hanqing heard Xi Yan say this, and he also knew his difficulties in his heart, so he lowered his eyes, "No matter what...... Rebellion, no. ”

Xi Yan exhaled softly, "Although we haven't been together for a long time, you must know what I am doing." ”

Shi Hanqing shook his head and said with great difficulty: "Your personality is ...... I don't know. But since you don't want to rebel, then you just need to tell Your Majesty the facts, and Your Majesty will make a holy judgment! ”

A trace of loss crossed Xi Yan's eyes, and he said slowly: "General Shi...... I can't gamble with the lives of hundreds of people in the Xi family. If I don't go back, they may still have a chance to live; If I go back, I will be slaughtered all over the house......"

"You!" Shi Hanqing looked at Xi Yan with gnashing teeth, "How much favor has your Xi clan received from Da Zhao for more than 100 years, are you really going to become a complete snake and mouse villain at this moment!?" ”

Faced with Shi Hanqing's questioning, Xi Yan was speechless after all. In the silence, he felt that the strength of the long sword in Shi Hanqing's hand had increased again. As long as Shi Hanqing exerts his strength, he will immediately splatter five steps of blood.

……

At this moment, the curtain of the handsome tent was vigorously opened, and Liu Peiqi looked at this tense scene, panicked in his heart, but he didn't dare to take another step.

"General Shi, if you kill him, what good will it do you?"

"Shut up!" Shi Hanqing turned his eyes back and glared at Liu Peiqi, but the long sword in his hand did not have the slightest intention of recycling, "You are the one who provoked him to rebel!" ”

Liu Peiqi chuckled lightly and sneered: "He has his own choice, I'm just a guide." But...... If he is killed by you, and the army of 170,000 is given to you, will you be able to control it? After Hou Ye's death, the military was already unstable, and once he died again, it would add fuel to the fire! General Shi, do you really want to be rash? ”

"I ......"

Taking advantage of Shi Hanqing's distraction, Xi Yan snatched his long sword from the sideways with his hand. Shi Hanqing was dumbfounded for a moment, but he heard Xi Yan say: "General Shi, I have no way out. But if you're leaving, you can leave now...... See you on the battlefield in the future, everyone will be just enemies. ”

Seeing Xi Yan like this, the disappointment in Shi Hanqing's heart was stronger for a while, but he still did not give up, and said earnestly: "General Xi, Master Xi, Xi Yan!" Let's go back! As long as you are willing to go back, I am willing to vouch for it in front of Your Majesty! ”

"You vouch?" Xi Yan was bitter in his heart, but he still put on an indifferent face, "When you were in the highest official position, you were only from the fourth grade, and you didn't have the support of the family behind you, how credible can your words be?" Besides, it's true that Huan Guohou rebelled, and if you say that I didn't rebel, who would believe it? If you think it's against your way to follow me, then leave. ”

After being silent for a long time, Shi Hanqing turned around and left without looking back.

Before leaving, he looked at Xi Yan again and again, but he didn't say anything after all.