Chapter 34: Playing Chess
Five days ago.
Pingzhou City.
"The world is vast, and I don't know where to go. If there is no great harmony today, Li Kang did not hesitate to collude with foreign tribes to defeat the Central Plains, killing chickens and monkeys on the one hand and threatening the princes from all walks of life, and on the other hand, taking advantage of the broken city to enter Pingzhou again, he could pretend to be the Liao Dan he repelled, so as to capture the hearts of the people and sit firmly on the dragon chair. ”
"Look at Liao Dan again, I have been coveting the sixteen states of Youyun over there - the small boundary of Pingzhou, the two tigers are fighting, this game is really difficult."
In an absolutely confidential and safe private room, Gu Qing let out a long sigh.
"Yes, even if all the old, weak, sick and disabled in Pingzhou are counted, they are not equal to one-twelfth of the Liaodan army. What's more, this is not only a battle between two tigers, but also a battle between the Liaodan Khan and his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Shulu, who is also fighting openly and secretly, and it is obviously a battle between the three tigers. ”
Li He leaned back, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but his heart was indeed chaotic and irritable.
"Hey," he said suddenly, drawing three circles on the table with his wine, "stop boiling with soup, boiling is not stopped, and if you know the origin, you just go to the fire." Instead of being caught in the middle and timid, it is better to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle and cut the grass to eradicate the roots. ”
"Brother Li said easily," Gu Qingrang stretched out his hand to cut the three circles horizontally, "The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, the battle of Guandu in ancient times was paid to stop boiling, today I can't let you and I sneak into their camp and burn the other party at all?" - Ah, do you want to? ”
Gu Qingrang half of what he said, and the two glanced at each other tacitly.
"That's right."
Li Hebiao buckled the bottom-out wine cup on the middle circle:
"The people of the world gather for profit and disperse for profit, not to mention that the cooperation between Li Kang and the Empress Dowager of Liao Dan Shulu has many controversies, and a person who cares about the accusations of the courtiers and the people does not dare to directly cut the land; The other is greedy and unscrupulous, and always feels that he has lost too much of his troops, so he wants to raise his chips. ”
"Why don't I go to Na Yerod and talk to him personally, pretend to help him, muddy the water first, and then let them fight with each other."
"No," Gu Qing stopped him, "You were too impulsive to expose your identity to save Miss Li that day, and now everyone knows that you, the former prince of the Ye Dynasty, are not only alive, but also assisted Pingzhou in fighting with the two countries, how can they believe you!" ”
Li He breathed a long sigh of relief, "You still need to send the military quartermaster secretly supported by the Gu family in the city, and you can't leave, so what's good." ”
"I'll go."
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Li Qianyin stood upright at the door with a long sword in hand.
"Little demon girl? Why don't you take care of your illness, why are you here? ”
As soon as Li Hebiao looked up, he saw Li Qianyin's head poking out from behind him, with an apologetic expression.
"Before I get down to business, I still have something to ask you—" Li Qianyin leaned over and dragged the person behind her out and threw it in front of the two, "What's the matter with her?" ”
The four of them stood in one place and looked at each other, Jiang Tianluo was stunned for a long time, embarrassed and speechless.
"What's going on?" Li Hebiao sank his face, looking at this junior sister who had always done things her own way, and the air pressure around her body gradually decreased.
"Sister-in-law, senior brother, isn't this also to match you......"
"Good, good...... I said it's not possible...... "Jiang Tianluo, the number one killer of the Traction Pavilion, was like a kitten caught stealing in front of several people at the moment, and explained the ins and outs to Li Heyang clearly.
"I'm actually just curious, help Senior Brother protect your sister-in-law, and by the way, prevent someone from snatching her away when you're not in the Eastern Capital."
"Well, well done, I'll reward you for a day out."
This brother and sister chatted back and forth.
"I think you sent her to spy on me."
Li Qianyin sat down, and caught a glimpse of Gu Qingrang's appearance of looking at the back of the girl leaving and couldn't take her eyes off, and she wanted to laugh a little.
She knocked on the table twice, and the two of them looked at him playfully as he looked at him and looked at each other with a sharp look.
"My father was framed for fighting in the north, and I can use this as an excuse to pretend that you will be expelled from Pingzhou and return to the new king of Liaodan, and persuade him to continue attacking Pingzhou and avenge myself."
Looking at the marks left by the two circles drawn with wine on the table after it was dried, Li Qianyin moved away from the wine cup that Li Heyang had buttoned up just now, and the circle in the middle was especially there.
"Although this reason seems reasonable, he will definitely not believe me at first, so I will lead a few Liaodan people to help him take a city in Pingzhou-"
She drew a small cross in the upper left corner of the circle, "This is a no-lose deal, and he won't say no." ”
"Although after this, he will not fully trust Miss Li, but this Yelude is fighting for power with that queen mother is getting worse and worse, and he will definitely want to use you, girl, to get more benefits."
Gu Qingrang continued, "When the time comes, Brother Li will invite again and again in the name of peace talks, and Yelude will already rely on his strong army, and if Miss Li fanned the flames, he would definitely call his thousands of troops to suppress the formation." ”
"At that time, you and my junior sister will be able to steal their house in one fell swoop with the people in the Pingzhou Army, plus the help of those two eldest brothers."
Li Hebiao picked up the wine cup and drank a glass.
"It's just Li Kang's side...... There is also the general named Li Chenjin, although he is also a person from the Cross Gate, but he reminded me of my father's murder earlier, and protected the people in the Cangzhou area, and what he did is really incomprehensible. ”
Li Qianyin frowned.
"A while ago in the court, as soon as Li Kang's remarks about ceding the sixteen states of Youyun to Liaodan came out, the ministers of the DPRK and China opposed it, and he didn't dare to do anything on the face now, but that Li Chenjin ...... I only know that he is Li Kang's righteous son, but I don't know anything about this person. ”
The man in Xuanyi crossed his arms and shook his head, and his tone was not as firm as before.
"The two of you are black and white, but this game of chess is too dangerous, Miss Li, you ......"
"It's okay, Gu Gongzi, don't worry, the new king of Liaodan doesn't have the ability to really kill me."
Li Qianyin pondered for a moment, put down the sword she had been holding in her hand, and saluted the two.
"One of the masters of the Li Kang Cross Gate and the Yongding Marquis of the Ye Dynasty stationed in the north are my enemies, and I ask the two of you to help me deal with them after the matter is completed - from now on, we will go our separate ways."
......
"His Royal Highness King Yi!"
In the banquet and peace talk hall in Pingzhou City, a person from the Pavilion came up to report.
"Liaodan really sent people over, there were not many people coming, only a team of people, but they broke through the city gate, and many brothers have died......"
The man stopped talking, and he didn't seem to be sure of what he was saying.
"What's wrong?"
Li Qianyin asked hurriedly.
"It's just that the leader is a little girl!"
"Chu Yuening?! How is this possible......"
Outside the main gate of Pingzhou, a little girl jumped out of the chariot carried by more than a dozen Liaodan soldiers.
Looking at Li Qianyin, who was galloping over from the city on a fast horse, her small embroidered shoes stepped on the corpse of a Pingzhou guard, and raised an innocent smile:
"Big sister, I miss you so much."