Since this night, every two days, Liu Yanyu will ask someone to bring a message to Xiao Sheng and invite him to talk. But Xiao Sheng couldn't shirk it for various reasons, not because he didn't love Liu Yanyu, it was because he loved her that he did it.

Today, the people sent out by Liu Yanyu were eaten behind closed again, she really couldn't bear it, and after inquiring about Xiao Sheng's residence, she went to visit in person. Coincidentally, he had just walked to the door of Xiao Sheng's house, and Xiao Sheng happened to come out of the house, and the two of them took a look.

"General Xiao, the slave family is polite." Liu Yanyu curtsied.

"Miss Liu doesn't have to be polite, I don't know what Miss Liu is here this time?"

Xiao Sheng didn't know what Liu Yanyu was doing this time? He just pretended to be confused and asked knowingly.

Liu Yanyu replied with some sadness, "Why should the general pretend to be crazy and stupid, and ask knowingly?"

"I really don't know."

"Let me ask you, the slave family has invited the general many times, why did the general refrain in every possible way?"

"Recently, the state affairs have been busy, and I ask the girl to forgive her sins." Xiao Sheng pretended to apologize and continued, "Today, the emperor summoned me to the palace, if Miss Liu has nothing else to do, I will take the first step." ”

Xiao Sheng ignored Liu Yanyu's retained eyes, and turned to leave after speaking. Liu Yanyu's sad expression remained in his mind, and his heart was like a knife at that moment.

The Song army had already crossed the Yangtze River moat, all the way like a bamboo, and approached Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The famous generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty have been killed by the Song army, and the emperor summoned him to the palace at this time, hoping that he could lead the troops to the battle. He knew that he would die this time, and there would be no return. So even if he loves Liu Yanyu, he won't say it, the love he understands does not have to be with the person he loves for a lifetime, but to let the person he loves live.

Xiao Sheng walked into the imperial study, and Li Yu and the ministers had been waiting for a long time. He knelt on the ground and bowed his head, shouting, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Let's be flat." Li Yu looked at Xiao Sheng with an anxious expression and asked, "General Xiao, does you know how the battle is going on?" ”

Xiao Sheng replied, "The last general knows a little bit about it." ”

"The Song army drove straight into my Jinling, and my Tang Dynasty was in danger. Fortunately, Zhou Cong ignored his previous suspicions, and mentioned and recommended you to the general. Otherwise, I would never have thought of the general. Li Yu looked at Xiao Sheng and said sincerely.

Now that Nantang is no longer available, he regards Xiao Sheng as the last straw, and pins all the last hope of Nantang on him.

"Zhou Cong?" Xiao Sheng muttered quietly, when he came in, all his attention was focused on Li Yu, and he didn't notice that he was standing beside him all the time.

"General Xiao is unharmed." Zhou Cong walked over with a sinister smile and said hypocritically.

"Everything is fine, there is Lao Zhou's son to worry about." Xiao Sheng replied with a dry smile.

If it weren't for the emperor's longevity, they would never have such a conversation. At that time, Zhou Cong's father Zhou Zong was a servant in the early days of the founding of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and was later pulled by Xiao Sheng's father and Song Qiuping, and was demoted to the Zhennan Military Festival.

During the Zhongzhu period, Zhou Zong came back as Situ, and later his daughter became Li Yu's queen, and the Xiao family declined since then.

Zhou Cong also has an elder brother named Zhou Ping, both of them are lustful people, relying on the status of the emperor's relatives and relatives to run rampant in Jinling City, robbing the women of good families, so that the people mourned, but they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

One day, Xiao Sheng went out to play on the street, which coincided with Zhou Ping in broad daylight, and he molested women from good families on the street. He couldn't see it for a while, but he didn't expect Zhou Ping to fight with him with the strength of the crowd, and in the chaos, he punched Zhou Ping in the face.

Zhou Ping has been pampered since he was a child, weak and unwinded, how can he withstand Xiao Sheng's punch? He fell to the ground on the spot after being punched, but fortunately the palace doctor saved his life, but since then he can only be paralyzed in bed for life.

Zhou Zong sued Xiao Sheng to the Jinluan Palace, but at that time, the Southern Tang Dynasty was fighting against the Song army, and the imperial court was employing people. Therefore, the emperor deliberately favored and only demoted Xiao Sheng to Guoyi Duwei (Liupin official position). Since then, the Xiao and Zhou families have formed a blood feud.

"Now in my Tang Dynasty, only General Xiao can take on this important task." Zhou Cong echoed humbly.

Xiao Sheng thought with his toes that Zhou Cong recommended himself at this time, and he must have not been well-intentioned, "Compared with Zhou Gongzi, I am really ashamed." ”

"Okay, the battle ahead is urgent, you two don't have to fight here."

Li Yu scolded impatiently, he turned around and brushed his sleeves, sat upright on the dragon chair and said, "Xiao Sheng, Zhou Cong takes the order." ”

"The minister is here."

"The end will be."

Xiao Sheng and Zhou Cong knelt on the ground and replied in unison.

"Xiao Sheng, I named you the general of Pingbei, and led 100,000 troops to resist the Song army in Suzhou."

"The last general's decree."

"Zhou Cong, I have appointed you as the prison army, and I will personally march on behalf of the emperor, as if I came in person."

"Thank you, Emperor Longen."

"When the country is in danger, I hope that the two of you can abandon your past suspicions, share the same hatred and hatred, and fight the Song army together."

"The last general will live up to his mission and advance and retreat together with Zhou Gongzi." Xiao Sheng looked at Li Yu and said sincerely.

"Zhou Cong, what about you?"

Zhou Cong glanced at Xiao Sheng, and replied weakly, "Same ・・・・・・ same ・・・・・・"

"Okay, you guys stand down for the time being, and tomorrow at noon, the school will order troops, and I will send them off."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Sheng and Zhou Cong walked out of the hall together, and as soon as they came out, they both glared at each other viciously, and each walked away.

When Xiao ascended out of the palace, it was already dark. He suddenly looked puzzled, but he didn't expect Zhou Cong to be the prison army, and he would inevitably participate in the emperor's performance. What's more, if he is the emperor in person, in a sense, his power is already higher than his own, although he will not be subject to the orders of foreign monarchs, it is inevitable that Zhou Cong will not influence his own decision-making, disturb the morale of the army and affect the battle situation.

Xiao Sheng was thinking as he walked, and unconsciously came to the Smoke and Rain Pavilion. He looked up and saw that Liu Yanyu was sitting alone in front of the window, looking at the night sky with a sad expression. A gust of wind blew, blowing the embroidered handkerchief in her hand into Xiao Sheng's hand, and she looked down at it, just opposite Xiao Sheng's eyes.

Xiao Sheng hesitated downstairs for a moment, and finally walked up.

In Liu Yanyu's boudoir, both of them were silent. Xiao Sheng took a few glasses of wine and said, "The Song army has committed a crime against me in the Tang Dynasty, and I will be ordered to go on an expedition tomorrow." ”

"When will the general return?"

"This expedition is nine deaths, and I am afraid that there will be no return." Xiao Sheng poured another glass of wine and took a sip, "Miss Liu's beauty, I don't know." However, I will go on the expedition, I am afraid that it will be difficult to return, and I dare not delay Miss Liu. Forget the willow girl, don't blame, find someone else. If there is a life to come, I will marry a girl. ”

"Before leaving, how about I play and sing another song for the general?" Liu Yanyu choked with tears.

She took out the guqin and played and sang Houzhu Chen's "Yushu ** Flower". Liu Yanyu looked sad, the sound of playing the piano was sad, and the voice of singing was sad.

"Before going on the expedition, I can listen to Miss Liu's song, and I will die without regrets." Xiao Sheng said with a drink.

"Don't talk nonsense, the gods will bless, and the general will be able to return safely."

"Thanks to Miss Liu's auspicious words."

"General, do you know why I played this song "Yushu ** Flower"?" Liu Yanyu asked after putting down the guqin.

Xiao Sheng shook his head and said, "Please also ask the girl to teach you." ”

"It is said that businesswomen don't know the hatred of the country, how can they sing the sound of the country. But isn't it the current emperor who really doesn't understand the hatred of the country? He is arrogant and obscene, indulges in a dull life, and does not ask about political affairs, and now the Song army is attacking the city, and the country is not far away, the general knows the result, and still leads the army, and the slave family admires it. ”

Xiao Sheng looked at her with some displeasure and said, "Miss Liu, don't talk nonsense, even if the emperor is wrong, it's not something that we, the subjects, can discuss." ”

Liu Yanyu thought for a moment and said, "How can the way of the monarch and the minister be judged on this basis? In ancient times, there were Li Shiming and Wei Zheng, and recently Guo Wei and Wei Renpu, all of whom wrote directly to correct His Majesty. ”

"Miss Liu is erudite, I am ashamed of myself. The hour is not early, so I will take my leave. After Xiao Sheng finished speaking, he got up and walked outside the house.

"General Xiao・・・・・・" Liu Yanyu stopped him behind him, "Whether you live or die, I will be with you." ”

Xiao Sheng didn't answer and left with tears in his eyes.