Li Gongyun said: "Your Majesty, it is better to keep this person in custody for the time being, and make a decision when the war is over." If our Qu Yue wins, we will kill him at that time, but if my Qu Yue is defeated, I can also use his life to keep my Qu Yue's territory and your supreme throne, wouldn't it be more cost-effective than killing him now? ”

Li Huan nodded approvingly and said with a smile: "Well, you are really smart, this method is indeed feasible." Then I will hand him over to you, and you must not let him escape under any circumstances, or you will ask! ”

Li Gongyun arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the last general will personally put him in the heavenly prison and will never let him escape." ”

Li Huan looked at Li Gongyun, and rarely showed a sincere smile, "Okay, I believe in you." Then he waved his hand and said, "I promised you that you would go on the expedition with me, but there are no eyes on the battlefield, and if you want to protect me, you must first protect yourself." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Gongyun bowed down excitedly, and then made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Zongquan. Zhang Zongquan saw that Li Gongyun not only interceded for himself, but also treated himself politely, which was completely different from Li Huan's irritable and arrogant attitude, and couldn't help but feel good about him, he arched his hand towards Li Gongyun, and then slowly walked towards the prison under the escort of everyone.

More than ten days later, Yongzhou Prefecture.

Hou Renbao sat in the middle of the back hall with a sinking face, without any expression on his face, only occasionally when his eyes moved, he showed a little nervousness and anger. Kou Zhun sat on a chair under him, staring at Hou Renbao with his eyes, waiting for him to speak.

After a while, Hou Renbao said: "Brother Kou Xian, the official family sent Master Zhang to envoy Qu Yue, but he was detained by Li Huan for no reason, what do you say we should do about this matter?" ”

Seeing that Kou Zhun was thinking about it and didn't make a sound, he asked again: "According to Brother Kou Xian, should we notify Liu Cheng, Sun Quanxing and others to immediately send troops to accompany us to Quyue and rescue Master Zhang?" ”

Kou Zhun looked at Hou Renbao and said, "My lord, if we don't move at this time, we will inevitably be underestimated by Li Huan, and the army's heart will be shaken because of this." But the official family has not yet sent an edict, accusing Li Huan of being a traitor, if we rashly send troops, it is inevitable that the division will be unknown, and the pros and cons are expected to be thought twice. ”

Hou Renbao was puzzled: "What Brother Kou Xian said is very true, at this time we are too passive, we are not sending troops, and we are not sending troops, so what can we do?" ”

When the two were undecided, a servant suddenly ran in outside the door. He ran straight to Hou Renbao and said breathlessly, "Big ...... Good ...... my lordship. Good news, the official family sent someone to send a holy decree, so that the adults should send troops immediately! ”

Hou Renbao Huo Ran got up and asked, "Where is the angel now?" ”

The official pointed in the direction behind him and said, "The angel is now in the main hall." ”

Hou Renbao and Kou Zhun glanced at each other, and both walked quickly towards the main hall.

Soon, the two came to the front of the main hall, and Hou Renbao was the first to enter the hall. I saw a young eunuch, holding the holy decree in his hand, standing in the lobby, he hurriedly shook it to the ground, "Xiaguan Hou Renbao has seen angels. ”

The little eunuch said: "Lord Hou, the holy purpose is here, and I also ask the two of you to accept the order." ”

Hou Renbao and Kou Zhun hurriedly knelt down in front of the little eunuch and bowed to worship. The little eunuch smiled, held the holy decree in his hands, and said loudly: "The National Voice Sect Qin, Wei Lingxian Ji." Therefore, it is the realm of the kite site, and the map of the land that has not been returned. On the side of the city, close to Wuling, the end of the Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, and part of the area was a state of hypocrisy, and it became a deaf and blind custom. And Panyu is determined, Zhengshuo began to promulgate, although the head of the audit to call the domain, quite a soldier and self-consolidation. What should be the gift of the big thing? The trip to hang the people is a last resort. It is advisable to bow to the heavens, to change with Pi to the barbarians, and to take Hou Renbao, Liu Cheng and other teachers to discuss. ”

When Hou Renbao heard this, he hurriedly said: "The official family is Shengming, and the official Hou Renbao takes the order!" ”

The little eunuch handed over the holy decree to Hou Renbao, and then said: "Lord Hou, the mission of the miscellaneous family has been completed, and I will leave." ”

"Xiaguan sends off the angel." The two of them stood up as they spoke, and sent the little eunuch out of the state office.

Hou Renbao looked at the back of the little eunuch and asked, "Brother Kou Xian, the official family sent a secret envoy this time, presumably with the intention of letting us send troops as soon as possible so as to seize the opportunity." I wonder when does the virtuous brother think it is safest for us to send troops? ”

Kou Zhun said without thinking: "My lord, since the official family has sent a holy decree, it is naturally better to do it sooner rather than later. The lower official went to write a few letters and informed Liu and Sun that they would send a soldier to Qu Yue ten days later! ”

Hou Renbao nodded, "Okay, Brother Fool has been wanting to conquer Qu Yue for a long time, and the time is finally ripe today." You go and inform the other armies to get ready, and then invite Miss Shangmurong and Wan Shaoxia to go with you, and the foolish brother will let Li Huan know how powerful my Great Song is in the near future! ”

After receiving the order, several armies quickly gathered their men and horses, mobilized grain and grass, and prepared for action. Ten days later, Hou Renbao led the army out of Yongzhou, Liu Cheng led the army out of Guangzhou, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked by water, and marched towards Qu Yue. The two-way army drove straight into the territory of Quyue, invincible, and pressed into Hualu with an irresistible momentum.

Near Lang Son, an open hill.

The hills were covered with endless weeds, no flowers, no sheep, and no horses. At this time, the weather is slightly cloudy, and the strong wind blows the weeds more than half a person high into waves, making a "rustling" sound, which makes people feel inexplicably desolate at a glance.

Suddenly, at the end of the hill, a team faintly appeared. At first, it was just a few vague black spots, but the black spots soon became larger and denser, and in the blink of an eye, they gathered into a vast army of tens of thousands.

The leader was a middle-aged man, I saw him wearing armor, a long sword with a belt, and his eyebrows were shrewd and brave, but he still couldn't hide his literati atmosphere. To his left is a middle-aged military general dressed in a red robe and armed with a broadsword. On the right-hand side is a handsome and elegant civil official. The expressions of these three people are very serious, and the official spirit of the whole body reveals their identities undoubtedly.

The three of them were followed by two light years, a girl in purple, and a ruffian light year. Not only did these two people have no official spirit, their expressions are more casual than ordinary people, and they are not at all serious and nervous before the big war.

The girl in purple rode on the back of a thin horse, and while slapping the horse's buttocks hard, she complained: "What kind of broken horse is this, it is not as fast as this girl, how can you ride it into battle to kill the enemy!" ”

The ruffian rode on a vigorous horse, and teased: "Little witch, since you said that this horse is not as fast as you, then why don't you go down and walk, what are you doing on other people's backs?" ”

The girl in purple glared at him when she heard this, "Stinky for food, if this girl doesn't kick you a few times, you'll have an itchy butt, right?" Beware of this girl stealing your horse and letting you go down! ”

The ruffian smiled lightly and said, "You are a girl, and you still want to ride this high-headed horse?" Be careful that you don't ride it, but let it throw you off. You're a tiger, if you break your brain again, you'll be stupid! ”

The girl in purple was about to fight back, but when she heard the soldiers behind her laugh, she turned her head angrily and glared at everyone fiercely, and then fell silent. The ruffian took off the wine gourd from his waist, took a sip of wine, and then said to the soldiers: "Brother, this is your mistake! How can you laugh at people in front of them? ”

The girl in purple snorted coldly: "That's it, do you have any rules!" ”

The soldiers restrained their laughter when they heard this, and just wanted to say two words of apology, but the ruffian said when he saw this: "If you want to laugh at her, you should also find a place where she can't hear and laugh secretly, otherwise she is so good-looking, and she is stupid, she is really angry and can send you to the West Heaven with a punch?" ”

The girl in purple patted the horse's buttocks, leaned over to the ruffian's horse, raised her hand to grab the ruffian's ear, and said angrily: "Stinky food, say!" Do you always carry this girl behind your back and secretly laugh at me? ”

The ruffian shook his head quickly, "No, no, how dare Ben Shaoxia?" ”

The girl in purple snorted, "I don't dare!" ”

The ruffian grinned lightly and said, "You little witch does tiger things, if this young man always secretly laughs at you, I don't know how many times I will die of laughter." How many delicious Ben Shaoxia have not eaten in this world, and how many good wine Ben Shaoxia has not drunk, if you take this little life in vain, it is really not cost-effective! ”

(End of chapter)