Shi Lai Muda said: "The second thing that my brother came south this time was to increase the rank and promotion of my brother. Virtuous brother listens to the seal. ”

Lu Ming said: "Weichen has been deeply gracious, and he doesn't dare to look at ...... anymore"

Shi Lai Mu Da Lang said: "Lu Ming, the king of Zhenjiang, listen to the seal!" Lu Ming had to turn over and get off the saddle and bow to the ground.

Shi Laimuda said: "The king of Zhenjiang, Lu Ming, is loyal to the country, and is the king of Tang, and he is the generalissimo of Pingnan to lead the three armies. ”

Lu Ming hesitated, didn't know what to do, and said: "Weichen has no merit, I really don't dare to accept this heavy favor." ”

Slemuda said, "What?

Lu Ming heard his stern tone, and knew that there was no excuse, so he had to kowtow and say, "Minister Lu Ming is grateful." ”

The wolf lord laughed and said, "This is my good brother." "Put your hands up. said: "Brother, I came south this time, but it didn't end with entering the customs, and I had to go to Chang'an." ”

Lu Ming was taken aback again, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty is going to Chang'an, so ...... How can that ......?"

Shi Laimuda said with a smile: "Brother leads the three armies with Generalissimo Pingnan, go first for me, and let's drive directly to Chang'an." In the future, the brother's Tang Palace, which was located in the palace of Li Xu's son in Chang'an. ”

Lu Ming said: "Your Majesty is saying that we are going to fight with the Tang Dynasty?"

The wolf lord said: "It's not that I want to fight with Datang, but Nanban wants to compete with me." When the Empress Dowager of the Tang Dynasty was in charge, everything was finally in order, although I had the heart to go south, but I was not fully sure. Now that the old woman is dead, Li Xu, this kid has not dried up, and he actually sent people to rectify the northern defense, train the three armies, and recruit troops and horses, and prepare for grain and straw, hehe, this kid is not here to deal with me, but who is he dealing with?"

Lu Ming said: "Datang trains soldiers, so don't pay attention to him." In the past few years, the two countries have been very peaceful. If Li Xu comes to violate, we will beat him up. If he is afraid of His Majesty's prestige and does not dare to act rashly, we don't have to be like this kid. ”

Shi Laimuda said: "Brother doesn't know, the Tang Dynasty is vast and densely populated, and the products are rich, if there is a British master, if you really want to be an enemy of the Turks, we can't fight them." Fortunately, Li Xu, this kid, behaved nonsense, expelled loyal ministers, and even Su Dabeard belittled him. At this moment, the monarch and the minister are not in harmony, and the people's hearts are not attached, which is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't do it now, when will you wait?"

Lu Ming raised his eyes and looked south, and there seemed to be a phantom in front of him: thousands of barbarians rushed south, the houses were on fire, the flames soared to the sky, countless men, women and children were tossing and moaning under the horses' hooves, feathered arrows covered the air, Tang soldiers and barbarians killed each other, fell under the horses one after another, blood and rivers flowed, and bones were everywhere......

Shi Lai Muda said loudly: "My Turkic ancestors and ancestors all want to include the Tang Dynasty in the territory, but they have failed several times. Today's destiny is at stake, and the great work will be completed in my hands. Good brother, what a beautiful thing it is that I and your monarch and your ministers will go down in history one day?"

Lu Ming knelt down on his knees, kowtowed again and again, and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to plead. ”

Shi Laimuda was slightly startled, and said, "What do you want?" ”

Lu Ming said: "Please Your Majesty for the sake of the tens of millions of souls in the Tang and Tu countries, and take back the holy will of the Southern Expedition." Our Turks have always been nomadic, and even if they get the land of the Tang Dynasty, it is useless. What's more, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and they will win in difficult times, and if there is a small setback, it will damage His Majesty's prestige. ”

Listening to Lu Ming's words, Shi Lai Muda was reluctant to go south from beginning to end, thinking that the princes, nobles, generals, and ministers who came to the Turks were all encouraged and enthusiastic when they heard the word "southern expedition," but why did Lu Ming repeatedly dissuade him? Glancing at Lu Ming, he saw that his eyebrows were frowning, and if he was worried, he pondered: "I named him the king of Tang and the generalissimo of Pingnan, and he was a high-ranking official under one of my Turks and above ten thousand people, why did he not like it? Yes, although he is from my clan, he has been raised by the Nanban since he was a child, and it can be said that most of him is a Nanbanarian. The Tang Dynasty is a state of his parents, and when he heard me say that he was going to send troops to attack the Southern Barbarians, he tried his best to dissuade him. From this point of view, even if I forced him to lead his army south, I am afraid that he would not do his best. Then he said: "My intention to go south has been decided, and my brother doesn't need to say much." ”

Lu Ming said: "The conquest is a major national event, please think twice." If Your Majesty is determined to go south, please ask Your Majesty to appoint another meritocracy. Commanding the army with ministers, I am afraid that I will miss His Majesty's major affairs. ”

Shi Lai Muda came to the south this time, rewarded Lu Ming Chongjue, and ordered him to lead the army to the south, originally to take care of the love of the righteous brothers, and give him a great grace, and he was expected to be overjoyed, but he first poured cold water on the head, and refused to take up the post of generalissimo of Pingnan, and couldn't help but be very unhappy, and said coldly: "In your mind, the Tang Dynasty is more important than the Turks? Are you rather loyal to the Tang Dynasty than to be loyal to my Turks?"

Lu Ming bowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian." Lumin is a Turkic people. He was loyal to the Turks. If the Turks are in danger, Lu Ming will go to the soup and fire, serve the country loyally, and never give up. ”

Shi Laimuda said: "Li Xu, this kid has already coveted my Turkic land. As the saying goes: the first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers. If we don't strike first, maybe there will be a catastrophe of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species. What do you say to be loyal to the country and never give up, but I want you to be the commander of the country's army, but you don't obey the order?"

Lu Ming said: "The minister has killed a lot of people in his life, and he really doesn't want his hands to be bloody anymore, so he begs His Majesty to allow the minister to resign and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests." ”

When Shi Laimuda heard that he was going to resign, he was even more angry, and his heart immediately had a killing intent, and when he pressed the handle of the knife, he was about to draw his knife and slash him in the neck, but then he changed his mind: "This person's martial arts are powerful, and if I cut him with a knife, he will not die, and he will inevitably be harmed." What's more, in the past, he had a great contribution to me to quell the chaos, and he had a righteous relationship with me, but today if he disagrees, he will kill the hero, which is a loss for kindness and righteousness. ”

At the moment, he sighed, took his hand off the hilt, and said: "You and I have seen the difference, and it is difficult to force it for a while, you go back and think about it, I hope you can change your mind and worship the southern expedition." ”

Although Lu Ming bowed to the ground, the person beside him raised his eyebrows and raised his fingers, and he could be alert immediately, not to mention that Slemuda pressed the handle of the knife with his hand and had the intention of killing in his heart? He knew that if he continued to talk to Slemudado, the more he talked, the more stiff he became, and he would inevitably turn his face, and immediately said: "Obey!" stood up and took Slemuda's mount.

Without saying a word, Slemuda jumped on his horse and galloped away. Previously, the monarch and the ministers rode south, but when they returned to the north, they were one after the other, and they were miles apart.

Lu Ming knew that Slemuda was already suspicious of him, and if he followed too closely, it would make him feel uneasy, and when he mentioned the matter of the Southern Expedition, he could not fail to answer, so he simply fell far behind.

Back in Nanjing, Lu Ming asked the wolf lord to stay in the palace of the king of Zhenjiang. Shi Laimuda smiled: "I won't bother you, you calm down and think about the evil in the middle." I went back to the royal camp and stayed. At that moment, Lu Minggong sent Shi Laimuda back to the imperial camp.

Slemuda brought a large number of swords, swords, horses, and beauties from Shangjing and rewarded him. Lu Ming thanked him and took him back to the palace.