Li Shiji was overjoyed, and said again: "It is a great fortune to be able to get the guidance of adults and get the wish of life!" ”

Pharmacist Li led Li Shiji back to his seat, re-ordered the tea soup, and pointed to the map on the tea table: "Mao Gong, please see, although Zongcheng is small, it is the key to stopping Liu Heimin from going south. If you want to keep the state, as well as the state, such as Xiang, Li, and Wei, then Zongcheng must not be lost. ”

"Mao Gong" is Li Shiji's character.

Li Shiji replied respectfully: "Yes." ”

Pharmacist Li asked, "What should I do if I can't resist Su Lie's tens of thousands of troops, but I can't abandon the city?" ”

Li Shiji's face showed a resolute look: "Guard." Hold on. ”

Pharmacist Li nodded and said, "Yes, but not only that. Liu Heimin captured Dingzhou in mid-November, and you should have known that he had a large army. By the beginning of December, he captured Jizhou and entered Zongcheng. In the meantime, there will be nearly twenty days, and in addition to building deep ditches and high fortifications, fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, and preparing to defend to the death, you should also ask for help from outside. ”

Li Shiji was silent.

With his youthful arrogance, how can he lightly say "ask for help"?

Pharmacist Li smiled slightly, he was also young, and he was also in high spirits, how could he not understand the reason? At this time, Wen Yan said: "If you ask for help from the city near the left, you may not be able to, and they are too busy to take care of themselves, and they may not be able to come to your aid." But what if you ask the King of Qin for help? ”

Li Shiji's eyes lit up: "Yes, I should have reported to King Qin as soon as possible, I shouldn't wait until the city fell and the defeat was passed to Chang'an." ”

He broke out in a cold sweat: "That's a whole month late!" ”

Pharmacist Li nodded and said, "If King Qin had known about it, he would have passed on Heluo." ”

He looked at Li Shiji: "If you stick to Zongcheng, you will be able to wait for reinforcements." No matter how bad it is, it will not let all the 5,000 good men die in the hands of the enemy. ”

Li Shiji's eyes were full of tears: "The world is ashamed!" ”

Pharmacist Li led Xue Guwu to resign from the camp of the governor of Qizhou, and Li Shiji personally sent the two of them back to the military curtain of the Lingnan ambassador, and asked Xue Guwu about the golden monkey and the jade-clawed white falcon on the way.

When it came to the golden monkey, Xue Gu Wu was elated, and talked about the "beast" fur he had tanned for Pharmacist Li with his own hands, but unfortunately he didn't bring it with him.

But the fur of the golden silk female monkey is there, just because if the little monkey has no female skin, he will not be at peace.

When Li Shiji heard about the righteous deeds of "Ranran", he also sighed to himself.

Xue Guwu said that he was very up, and mentioned that Kunlun Nu took the three of him into the mountain, explored the tiger's den, and brought the tiger cub back to raise.

Li Shiji was not familiar with Kunlun slaves, he didn't know that they knew tiger nature, and he had never heard of raising "fierce beasts".

At this time, Xue Gu Wu spoke eloquently, which made Li Shiji listen to it with relish.

However, when it came to the Jade Claw White Falcon, Xue Guwu was much quieter, and only said in a slur manner: "If I am in the order under the deputy marshal's account, I will definitely be ranked after the Jade Claw." ”

Li Shiji laughed loudly and said to Xue Guwu: "If I am in the order under the deputy marshal's account, I will be ranked behind the foot." ”

They passed through the camps of the other road governors, and Huang Junhan, Ren Bi, Zhang Zhenzhou and others looked at each other when they saw Li Shiji.

Only Kan Ling is still self-exalted.

After returning to the camp and saying goodbye to Li Shiji, Pharmacist Li reported to Li Xiaogong the beginning and end of his visit to Li Shiji, and only hid the apprenticeship.

Li Xiaogong was overjoyed when he heard this.

At this time, the king of Zhaojun was in a very good mood, and Pharmacist Li felt that he could mention to him the matter of clear water turning into blood water, so he opened the deacon in the tent and said with a slight teasing smile: "Your Highness's technique of refining pills has become more and more refined. ”

The two of them originally had a very personal relationship, and after the battle of Jiping and Xiao, Li Xiaogong was even more respectful to Pharmacist Li.

At this time, knowing that the technique of turning clear water into blood had been recognized by Pharmacist Li, he laughed and said, "I can't hide it from Mr. Fa's eyes. ”

Pharmacist Li bowed down and smiled, "Don't dare." ”

Then he asked: "There are two ways to use this technique, under the cover of the lamp and candle, it looks like clear water turning into blood at first glance." One method will turn the water starch into brick red, and the other method will turn the water honey into cherry red, I don't know what method His Highness uses? ”

Here, "water syrup" is maltose water, and the ancients collectively called the sugar made from grains "syrup"; "Honey" is honey water.

Li Xiaogong exclaimed: "It turns out that there are two methods!" But I know only one thing. The method used a few days ago is the method of honey. ”

Pharmacist Li Zhengse said: "The method of turning honey into red must first distill pine resin, or melt stone alkali. After the water turns red, it is inevitable that residual fat and alkali will remain in it, and drinking too much is afraid of hurting the body. ”

He took a deep look: "His Royal Highness Shang Pan always thinks of being good at nourishing your body. ”

Li Xiaogong understood that Pharmacist Li sincerely cared about himself, so he also replied: "What Mr. instructed, Xiaogong will not dare to patrol or forget." ”

Early the next morning, Li Shiji came to Li Xiaogong's tent and waited for the promotion.

When Huang Junhan, Ren Bi, Zhang Zhenzhou and others learned about it, they all arrived early to inquire about the news from Li Shiji.

Li Shiji spoke softly, as if he was as respectful as waiting for the face saint.

However, the sudden reversal of attitude did not say why.

Kan Ling hurried at the last moment before the promotion.

Li Xiaogong raised the account and read out the edict given to him by the emperor four years ago: "If the Qing Dynasty has not changed the brigade, he can entrust the three armies to the long history." ”

Then he said: "Now Changshi is the deputy marshal. ”

In front of everyone, he handed over the handsome seal, sword, and talisman to Pharmacist Li.

Pharmacist Li received three tokens and ascended to the throne, and Li Shiji led the generals to pay homage.

Although Kan Ling was not convinced, he had to reluctantly salute with the crowd at this time.

Pharmacist Li gave the order, with Li Xizhi as the chief of the sailors, and all the ships and ships were under his overall planning.

Li Shiji took the lead in agreeing, and the rest of the managers had to follow up.

Ten days later, the formation of ships and sailors was completed, and Pharmacist Li discussed the situation with the generals.

Li Xizhi, one of the first generals to arrive in Shuzhou, led everyone closer to the sheepskin map hanging on the wall.

The two most obvious marks on this map are Shuzhou, where the Tang division was stationed, and Danyang, the capital of Fugongyi.

Li Xizhi pointed to two places and said: "Shuzhou and Danyang are both on the shore of the big river, and the land and water distance during this period are only hundreds of miles. ”

He pointed to a place more than 100 miles east of Shuzhou: "A few days ago, Feng Huiliang's former army traced the river and went straight to Zongyang. ”

Li Xizhi turned around and said to the generals: "Fortunately, the commander is brave and brave, and he personally led the sailors to keep them out of Zongyang. ”

There were quite a few people in charge of the Sixth Route Movement who thought that Li Xiaogong was not familiar with military affairs, so Li Xizhi deliberately emphasized Li Xiaogong's achievements in personally leading the naval division.

But of course, the sailors he led were led by Zhang Baoxiang and Xi Junmai, and at that time, Zhang and Xi were closely guarding Li Xiaogong on the battleship.

Li Xianzhi turned around and pointed to a place more than 100 miles south of Danyang: "Now the auxiliary prince is guarding Dangtu with heavy troops. ”

He also pointed to the southwest of Dangtu: "He led 30,000 sailors with Feng Huiliang and Chen Dangshi to camp in Bowang Mountain." ”

Then point to the southeast of Dangtu: "This area is Qinglin Mountain, and Fu Gongqi led 30,000 steps by Chen Zhengtong and Xu Shaozong to ride here, forming a horn with Feng Huiliang's department. ”