Xiping country occupies a very small area, the border town of the south of the city and Kyoto Shengyun City are only 800 miles apart, the return of the army, at most only three days, the battle of the great achievements, the history of the founding of Xiping, the army for this war, has not had a good rest for several days, Ashan crossbow special allowed the army to rectify two days outside the south of the city, and then go back to Beijing.

If an ordinary army wins a battle, it is normal for the robe to meet and drink a meal of flower wine, even if you throw more silver, it is not impossible to sleep with a few oirans. However, Ashan crossbow is strict in governing the army, every time he sends troops, if one person dies in battle, the rest of the robe must be kept alive for three days, during which the whole army is not allowed to organize or participate in all kinds of celebration ceremonies, and the first offender will be whipped fifty according to military law, and the second offender will be directly executed! The 40,000-strong army was stationed outside the southern part of the prison to recuperate.

In the main army tent, only Ah Shanxuan and Yang Qinan, the father and son, sat opposite each other.

Ah Shanxuan was the first to speak: "Nan'er, remember to personally send the pension money to the families of the soldiers who died in the battle, and give each person an extra hundred taels of silver, this money is directly allocated from the general's mansion, you don't have to pay out of your own pocket." ”

Yang Qinan sneered, obviously spent a lot of silver taels for those who died in battle over the years, if it weren't for this, according to the battle merits, Yang Qinan would have been able to buy his own mansion in Shengyun City, where every inch of land is valuable, and he would not still be staying in the Ashan Crossbow Mansion, seeing that his father-in-law had a solemn face, and he didn't have the joy after the big victory at all, he asked: "Does the father-in-law have something on his mind?" ”

Ah Shan sighed and asked, "Nan'er, how many years have you followed your father?" ”

"Sixteen years have passed since the child was adopted by his stepfather." Yang Qinan replied.

Ah Shanxuan nodded and said: "My father has never been married, and I have no son or daughter under my knees, although you and I have no father and son, but my father has always regarded you as his own flesh and blood, carefully cultivated, and looks forward to one day you can inherit the mantle of being a father." Today, you and I, father and son, are saying something heart-wrenching. ”

"The day before yesterday, you asked me in Feiyunjian that the King of Anger was incompetent, and now the general trend is in my hands, why don't you take the opportunity to turn around, do you know the reason?"

Yang Qinan replied: "My father-in-law said that day, I don't want my 40,000 sons to die in vain. ”

Ah Shan crossbow nodded and said: "At the beginning of the founding of the Xiping country, the eunuchs interfered in politics, and the father was killed by a traitor and almost died. ”

Yang Qinan also heard these old things for the first time, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

I also heard Ah Shan's crossbow continue: "I have been fighting on the battlefield for my father for 20 years, and I have experienced nearly 100 battles of all sizes, and I have always taken the lead. I don't want to die for my father, but I'm not afraid of dying on horseback, I believe that the 40,000 good sons under his command also have the same idea, but my father can look down on life and death, which does not mean that I can look down on the life and death of others, these 40,000 good sons and daughters are all raised by my father's mother, since I follow me, I want to be a high-ranking official, I can give, if I want a bright future, I can also give, but if I want to live in this troubled world, I want to give, but I can't afford it. ”

I don't know why, Yang Qinan came up with the four big words "Ci is not in charge of the soldiers" in his mind, it turned out that whenever his father-in-law was in a war, he must take the lead, just to seek peace of mind, so he explained: "Now that I have won a complete victory, without Cao Bo's external trouble, it is not difficult for the brothers to live well." ”

Ah Shan shook his head and sighed: "The battle of Feiyunjian is destined to go down in history, and our army's great victory, from the current point of view, is a great thing, but in the long run, it will indeed do more harm than good." The father is now in a high position, compared with the three of them, the rank is half a level higher, all because of the existence of Cao Bo, this time he won the battle, and he should go further in terms of meritorious deeds. Ke is only thirty-two years old now, if he creates military exploits in the war again, is it possible to learn from Li Jian of the Liang State and tear the earth to become the king? The country of Liang is vast, Feng Jingquan has such courage, do we have the king of anger too? Besides, Hong Jiang will not let his father's power grow stronger, he knows that I will not rebel, but these people under me, including you, really have no objection? If it really comes to the day when there is no seal, will I take advantage of your persuasion, so Hongjiang will kill this possibility as soon as possible, and it will not be these soldiers who will fall victim when the time comes. ”

Yang Qinan muttered: "The birds are good and the bow is hidden, and the emperors of the past dynasties are just like this, so what is the plan of the father-in-law?" ”

Ah Shan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can only take one step at a time, and see the move." ”

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The two days passed in a flash, and the army was resting and preparing to leave for Beijing.

The army did not move quickly, and only three days later did they see the tower of Shengyun City.

There was no expected welcome from the people, the gate of Shengyun City was closed, Ah Shan crossbow saw this, frowned, raised his right fist high, ordered the army to stop, and said to Yang Qinan beside him: "It's a little weird, the whole army is in formation!" ”

After a while, the city gate slowly opened from the inside, and Li Mixian came slowly on a single horse, and when he saw the vast army of 40,000 not far away, he said loudly: "Under Li Mixian, can you ask the general to talk about it." ”

Yang Qinan frowned and said: "Father-in-law, be careful of deception, just let the child capture this person first, and then make plans." ”

Ah Shan shook his head and said with a smile: "Although my father is not a martial arts master like Sikong Li and Baili Jin, he can deal with a scholar like Li Mixian, and he can beat a hundred of them with one hand, so he doesn't need to be careful, let his father go and meet him, I want to see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd." After speaking, he rode out of the formation alone and walked slowly towards Li Mixian.

Although Li Mixian was just a weak scholar who had no power to restrain the chicken, Yang Qinan was still afraid of deception, so he ordered someone to hand over a bow and crossbow in case of accidents.

Soon, the two powerful ministers of Yiwen and Wuwu met under the Holy Cloud City, and Ah Shanxuan took the lead in speaking: "Lord Li, it seems that the friendship between the general and you is not good enough, why did you personally go out of the city to greet you today?" ”

Li Mixian shook the feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the general on his return from victory, the general doesn't know, in the few days after the general left Beijing, he has united with the other three generals to launch a mutiny, Hongjiang died in the palace, and now Xiping has changed the name of the country to Liao, and Yunxi Island, the king of Yunxi Island, is called the emperor!" ”

Ah Shan's crossbow heard a huge shock, and the right hand holding the reins clenched unconsciously, but his face was as usual, and he said quietly: "So Lord Li came here today, do you want to capture the general and return to the new emperor?" ”

Li Mi first glanced at Ah Shan's right hand with bulging green tendons, and said: "The general is a smart man, he should know what he thinks in his heart, the angry king is mediocre, and he only cares about drunk life and dreams all day long. If there are four points today, it is the time for heroes to make immortal achievements, what can they do if they are lucky to defeat Cao Bo today? This time, Liang sent 100,000 troops, if he sent 200,000 or 300,000 a day, how should the general resist? The general has an immortal talent, why is he willing to succumb to the Hongjiang River, don't he want to chase the Central Plains and create a great cause? ”

Ah Shanxuan said coldly: "If Lord Li is just here to be a lobbyist for Yunxi in that district today, don't talk in vain. The matter of eating the king's loyalty to the king, the first emperor was kind to me, how can I be that capricious rebellious minister and thief! No matter what Hong Jiang's conduct is, she always has the blood of the first emperor flowing in her body, and I have to avenge this revenge for the first emperor. ”

was about to give the order to march, but he heard Li Mixian sneer and say, "Ridiculous! Even if the first emperor was kind to the general, in the past twenty years, he would have already repaid it, and the angry king did not want to forge ahead, and immersed himself in the wine pond and meat forest all day long, this kind of faint monarch is worthy of your allegiance? I have great rivers and mountains in Xiping, rather than burying them in the hands of this person, it is better to set up a new lord as soon as possible, if the first emperor knows under the spring, how can he blame the general! ”

Ah Shan's crossbow said in a deep voice: "The Tao is not the same, the two countries are at war and do not kill the envoys, for the sake of you and me as officials of the same dynasty, Lord Li, please go back, although the general only has these 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is not difficult to break through this Holy Cloud City." ”

Li Mixian was not afraid, and sneered: "I know that the general is mighty, and the army of the eastern army is famous and beats Xiping, but after all, he has just experienced a big war, and he is sleepy and lacking, even if the general breaks through the Holy Cloud City, how many people can be left in the 40,000 army?" When the time comes, Liang Guo will take the opportunity to send troops south, and who will be able to stop the army of tigers and wolves? Does the general want to let Xiping II die for his own selfish desires? Even if the general doesn't think about himself, he doesn't think about the 40,000 people under him? ”

When Ah Shan crossbow heard this, his expression was suffocated, and the war knife in his hand was slowly returned to the sheath, and he was silent.

Li Mi had the opportunity to continue: "Once the general succeeds and the bones are withered, can the general bear to bury the 40,000 good sons under his command in vain, and go to win a false name that will not last for a hundred generations? The new emperor is ambitious, not losing to the first emperor, he has laid down the territory of the Central Plains for thousands of miles, and the general can also go down in history. ”

After a long time, Ah Shan's crossbow slowly raised his head, looked at Li Mixian, and said dejectedly: "If I take the initiative to hand over the military power, can Master Li guarantee that my subordinates are thorough?" ”

Li Mi first asked, "Why is this?" I'm afraid the general has misunderstood the meaning of the next, and he said this to the general, not to force the palace, but to join forces with the general to create a great cause, why is the general here? ”

Ah Shan's crossbow heart was like ashes, and he shook his head: "The first emperor is kind to me, although I am not a scholar, but I also know the truth that kindness must be repaid. These 40,000 soldiers have followed me for many years and have been loyal, and I will explain the ins and outs of the matter to my son later, believing that with Master Li's means, given time, they will be able to turn them into their own use. ”

Li Mixian said coldly: "So far, doesn't the general understand? Without the backbone of the general, the 40,000 Eastern Army will rebel! Ling Lang Yang Qinan is unruly, once the general hands over the military power, no matter what, this bad debt will be counted on the next head, and then our country is in turmoil, don't have a chance to take advantage of it, besides, the Central Plains, no one can miss the general! ”

Ah Shanxuan thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "Just do what Master Li wants, I hope Your Excellency will not forget today's words." ”

When Yang Qinan saw Li Mixian return to Shengyun City from a distance, his father-in-law seemed to be physically and mentally exhausted and returned to the formation, feeling that something bad was happening, and he hurriedly drove forward to ask what happened. Ah Shan smiled bitterly and asked rhetorically, "Nan'er, what do you want to do most in your life?" ”

Yang Qinan did not doubt him, and blurted out: "The child hopes that one day he can personally lead the troops, step on the Central Plains, and personally lead the army to break through Liang Guoqing Yang City!" ”

Ah Shanxuan was noncommittal, nodded, and said: "My son has such an ambition, and I am very happy for my father. When he saw that the city gate was wide open, he said, "The army has returned to Beijing!" ”

Yang Qinan was puzzled, and didn't know why his father-in-law asked this, so he said, "Father-in-law, what did Li Mixian tell you?" ”

Ah Shan didn't know how to answer, but said, "Follow me back, and everything will be known." ”

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Xiping Emperor's Mausoleum, after Hongjiang died in the hands of Ou Yunxi, the body was disposed of at will and was not buried in the emperor's mausoleum, so now this extremely extensive imperial mausoleum is only a lonely burial of the founding emperor of Xiping - Hongyuan.

After Ou Yunxi entered Xiping, he changed the name of the country to Liao, this imperial mausoleum is now a little unruly, there were ministers who advised to simply abolish this imperial mausoleum, and expose Hongyuan to the wilderness, but was stopped by Li Mixian, the latter knew that Ashan crossbow was strong, if this grave was really dug up, Ashan crossbow's 40,000 army would never be good, fortunately, Ou Yunxi did not care, this matter was over.

At this time, Ah Shan, who had not yet had time to remove his armor, approached the tomb of the former emperor alone, carrying a jar of wine, his face was like sinking water, he silently put down the wine jar, kowtowed three times respectfully, and turned to leave.