Eastern Empire.

In the Imperial City of the Son of Heaven, Song Zaien sat on the dragon chair with a sad face.

This chair coveted by many people, but at this moment, Song Jae-eun is sitting on pins and needles. He shook his head and sighed, put a letter down on his desk, and then looked at the respectful courtier in front of him.

But when I looked left and right, I felt that none of these people in the imperial study could share their worries.

He said: "This letter was sent by King Changhuai in an urgent manner for 800 li, which is why I am so anxious to summon you and others into the palace. You and others are all important ministers of our dynasty and the mainstay of the Eastern Qian Empire, and now I hope you can think of a countermeasure. ”

Dong Boru, the right minister, took the lead in saluting and asked, "I don't know what the content of King Changhuai's letter is?"

Song Zaien rubbed his temples and said, "Do you remember Shen Mu, the former general of the three armed forces?"

Speaking of Shen Mu, Dong Boru showed a sad look on his face, and then said: "Of course I remember, it was for the sake of the old minister that he entered the palace as an official. If it weren't for the fact that the three armies urgently needed military attaché teaching, I wouldn't have asked him to enter the palace, and finally ended up ruined. ”

It turned out that Dong Boru was the recommender of Shen Mu's entry into the Dongqian Empire, no wonder the sadness between the former's eyebrows was so deep, and there was a hint of self-blame.

Seeing Dong Boru's thoughts, Song Zaien said: "Taifu, I don't blame you for this matter. I also admit that my father was deceived at that time, so that Shen Mu was tragically destroyed. But you also know that the heavenly evil must be eliminated, otherwise in the end, we Dongqian people will suffer. ”

Dong Boru shook his head and sighed: "That's it, everything has its own descendants to comment, and the past will not be mentioned." I don't know why the lord of the country mentioned Shen Mu? Could it be that it has something to do with him?"

Song Zaien said: "No, Shen Mu is dead, so naturally it will not have anything to do with him." It's just that his son, that is, the Heavenly Evil, is about to become our confidant. ”

Dong Boru frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Song Zaien picked up the letter again, picked up the main content and said: "King Changhuai went to Nanliu Kingdom this time, although the state affairs are not very satisfactory, but it can be regarded as solving our worries.

Moreover, he learned that the Heavenly Demon had entered the Liuyun Sect, and his cultivation had progressed even faster. At the age of seventeen, he was a great martial artist of Zhongling. You must know that he was only the first spirit last year!"

"Impossible!"

The one who spoke was Zhongsun Wushuang, the commander-in-chief of the soldiers and horses of the Dongqian Empire and the generalissimo of Shence.

He is the uncle of the Dongqian Empire and the elder brother of Song Zaien's main palace.

It is precisely because of such a relationship that most of his military power is firmly in his own hands, so Song Jae-en is not really controlled by the national teacher, and he still has some power.

And now several important ministers in the imperial study are all his henchmen of Song Zaien.

Therefore, this trip to Nanliu to negotiate peace and trade was the result of his single-handedly facilitated and supported by these important ministers.

Song Zaien looked at his eldest brother and said, "Uncle Guo, what do you mean by this? Don't you suspect that King Changhuai is cheating and send fake news back?"

Zhongsun Wushuang said: "The lord of the country, the minister does not dare. What I mean by this may be that King Changhuai was deceived and the source is not true. ”

Song Jae-eun said: "Oh?

Zhongsun Wushuang said: "If the lord of the country is not a cultivator, he may not know something. This cultivation is not something that can be acquired overnight, but is obtained through countless days and nights of hard work. Among them, the difficulties are even more difficult.

Now King Changhuai told a seventeen-year-old young man that he was already a great martial artist of Zhongling, and the minister never believed it. ”

Song Jae-en nodded and said, "I agree with what you said about the difficulty of cultivation. But Uncle Guo seems to have forgotten one thing, that Shen Mu's son is a, so naturally he will not be mediocre. ”

Zhongsun Wushuang said: "Even if he is talented, he can't enter the Middle Spirit Realm in one year, which is contrary to common sense. I think when I was seventeen years old, I was also a leader of the younger generation. But the cultivation is only the fifth level of the first spirit, and it is only in the year of establishment that he enters the middle spirit realm. ”

Dong Boru interjected at this time and said: "It's hard to say, Shen Mu was not also a weak crown year, but he was also a rare Zhongling great martial artist in contemporary times. Thinking that his son got his inheritance, he must be no less intelligent than others. ”

Song Jae-eun said: "So, this is very real, don't take it too lightly." Today, I am going to discuss with you, how to deal with Tiansha, and whether to continue to pursue him?"

Dong Boru said: "Lord, the old minister has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Song Jae-eun waved his hand and said, "It's not guilty to speak, but it's okay to say it." ”

Dong Boru thought for a while and said: "Shen Mu is dead, and his son has not done anything to damage the Dongqian Empire now, why not stop there? ”

That is, Shen Mu created his own combat skills and led the Shen Jiajun to teach the three armies of the Eastern Qian, and his hard work and merit were high! Although it is a small fist road, its effect and effect are not comparable to ordinary sword and fist techniques.

In addition, if it weren't for the sake of repaying Dong Boru's favor, Shen Mu would not have entered the official career of the Dongqian Empire. If he hadn't been at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he might have escaped the catastrophe.

Therefore, Dong Boru blamed himself very much, so he wanted to ask for mercy and let Shen Mu orphan him.

Dong Boru's approach, I think his character must be good.

And when Song Zaien heard it, he said: "Taifu, I know that what you said is true, that Shen Mu's orphan has indeed not harmed Dongqian now or even before. But who knows the future?

You must know that the revenge of killing his father is not shared, and he will definitely be unfavorable to the Dongqian Empire in the future. And this Shen Mu, although it was wrong for us to assassinate him, it was also for the people of the world. Moreover, he secretly hid heavy troops, and his subordinates were called the "Shen Family Army", what was the purpose? Isn't it for rebellion?

Regarding the events of that year, in fact, Song Jae-en only knew one-sided. Therefore, his statements are all recorded in the annals of history.

Dong Boru saw Song Zaien like this, with the king by his side, and he was familiar with the king's temperament, so he simply stopped pleading.

Song Jae-en calmed down his mood and said, "That's it, let Er and others come here today to hear if there is a good plan." Since there is none, then do as I have arranged. ”

Several ministers saluted and said, "Obey the orders of the lord." ”

Song Zaien said: "Now that King Changhuai has made some countermeasures, Uncle Guo will select some more people to arrest Tiansha." If you resist, you will be punished on the spot. ”

Fa-rectification?

If Shen Shifang heard it, he would definitely laugh three times.

What law did he violate in the Eastern Qianan Empire?

It's just that he would never know that Dongqian was going to attack him again.

Two days later.

Shen Shifang had been standing at the gate of Xiaoqishan City for three hours, and he was stunned that he hadn't drunk a sip of water, and he didn't move at all.

He was watching the horse thieves set up in the same formation as they had been two days ago.

In the past two days, the horse thieves have long since gone and returned, and no less than five attacks have been organized. But every time he attacked, he was repelled by the ballista.

Although there are five advances and five retreats, the Liu family has not suffered a lot of damage. More than half of them had already been killed and wounded, and before the corpses of the city had time to be buried in the ground, the horse thief was beating the drum again to attack.

The horse thieves are also uncomfortable, the casualties have already exceeded two hundred, but the number is more than the Liu family, and the strength is not comparable, it is much stronger.

The only advantage of the Liu clan is long-range strikes, which belong to the defender, which is also better.

Otherwise, once you engage the horse thief in close quarters, I am afraid that it will really be a death.

Shen Shifang sighed again and again, but he still couldn't save those Liu clansmen.

Situ Jie came over at this time, handed Shen Shifang a pot of water, and said, "Drink some water and rest!"

She looked at Shen Shifang's haggard appearance, and she couldn't bear it in her heart, and she wanted to share one or two for him. But what I'm good at is just some weapon casting, and at such a juncture, I really can't help much.

This also made Situ Jie feel guilty for some days.

Shen Shifang wanted to refuse, but when he saw Situ Jie's expression, he took the water with a smile and drank it all.

Then, he said: "It's been two days, and Zhang apologize hasn't come back yet, I'm afraid there was an accident." I hope nothing happens to him, otherwise I will not be at peace for the rest of my life. ”

Situ Jie comforted and said: "Don't worry, Brother Zhang is experienced in the rivers and lakes and will be fine." ”

Shen Shifang frowned deeply

, said, "I hope so." Looking at the horse thief's formation, it looks like he is about to attack again. ”

Situ Jie looked at the past, and the horse thief was already ready to move, the flags were dancing in the air, and the drums were also resounding through the small crying mountain.

With sharp eyes, she suddenly saw a team of fast horses coming from behind the formation, and they quickly entered the formation.

She felt very bad and said, "Shifang, have you seen it? A team of centaurs has just entered the camp of the horse thief army. ”

Shen Shifang was worried about Zhang Apologizing just now, so he didn't notice it. Hearing Situ Jie's words, he hurriedly looked.

But what can be seen this time? It's all black heads, and there are still nearly 700 people.

And at this moment, in the city, in addition to dozens of crossbow cars and transmitter operators, there are only more than 100 archers.

There is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and the enemy!

At this time, Shen Shifang saw that the horse thief had come slowly, holding a shield to guard against the divine crossbow cart.

What is incomprehensible is that the horse thief did not use a trebuchet, and did not even lift the wooden bridge.

Could it be that you want to fill the moat with corpses? But even these hundreds of people can't fill it!

Shen Shifang said puzzledly, "What the hell are they doing?"

Situ Jiewen couldn't see the horse thief's intentions, and said, "I don't know, it's just that their morale seems to have improved." ”

No, these horse thieves were screaming forward, very different from the lifeless before.

Liu Mao, who had been nearby, heard the drum beat of the horse thief, and hurriedly rushed to the head of the city, and as soon as he came, he asked, "What's the matter? The horse thief is attacking again?"

Liu Mao was also very frustrated, not only because of the death of his clansmen, but also because the back mountain was almost lost many times, and Lu Gongxue was reluctant to trigger the mechanism, which greatly increased the casualties of the Liu family.

If it weren't for the all-out efforts of the people of Kongling, I'm afraid that the back mountain would have been lost long ago.

Shen Shifang looked at the injury on Liu Mao's arm and asked, "You should heal well and move around less." I'll be watching here, don't worry. ”

Liu Mao's arm was injured by the attack fragments of the trebuchet, and the wound was shocking and serious. But he still didn't show the slightest look of fear, and said, "It's okay, at this moment, how can you steal peace alone?"

This Liu Mao can be regarded as a bloody man.

Shen Shifang not only thought a little more highly of him, but returned to the topic and said: "I can't see the intention of the horse thief, but we don't have many arrows left, so we have to save some money." Try to get as close as possible, so that the power is great, and the accuracy is enough. ”

Liu Mao nodded and said, "Okay, it's all up to you." Brothers, listen to the order to attack. ”

"No, you see, the trebuchet's hand is all touched, leaving only the trebuchet in place. Situ Jie said.

Shen Shifang looked, and sure enough, the original horse thief position was now empty, and all of them were pressed over.

In fact, how did Shen Shifang know that the horse thieves had also run out of ammunition and food. Not only did the oil consume the essence, but even the stones could not be transported for a while.

But there were no siege weapons, how could they, the infantry, attack the city?

Shen Shifang couldn't help but secretly said, "Could it be that they will still fly the eaves and walk on the wall?"

Thinking of this, Shen Shifang was suddenly shocked in his heart, and shouted in a lost voice: "It's not good, they should want to come from the suspension bridge." ”

Liu Mao scratched his head and said, "The suspension bridge? ”

Shen Shifang said, "No, how did I get in in the first place?"

Liu Mao said: "That's your kung fu is good, but what about them? It's just one Zhao Feng who has a good look, but it's still your subordinates who are defeated." ”

Shen Shifang shook his head and said, "Their helper He Qi has never appeared. He is a strong person, his true qi can be transformed, and it is not difficult to break a few iron cables for you. ”

Liu Mao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu said that this iron cable is made of special materials, and it can't be broken by ordinary high-spirited strong." ”

Shen Shifang looked at the horse thief who had already reached the moat and said, "I hope so." ”

But when the words fell, Shen Shifang was about to shout and release the arrow, only to see a person flying up behind the horse thief, and he went to the direction of the suspension bridge.