"Lord Guo, I don't know how many people and soldiers there are in Lanzhou. ”

"Although Lanzhou is important, it is not a big place, and there are not many soldiers and horses. Only 50,000 people can call on at any time. However, there were only 5,000 horses. ”

"The distribution of Li Shouzhen's troops has been ascertained, and there are 8,000 Yicheng troops in Kaifeng, 5,000 reserve troops outside the city, 3,000 personal soldiers, and 3,000 palace guards. "Zhao Kuangyin's news was said by Li Shouzhen himself, which is absolutely true.

"20,000 horses~ Even though Guo still has 2,000 soldiers in the world, it is impossible for him to defeat ten with one. ”

Zong Xin nodded and said, "That's good, the poor monk went to the Biancheng military camp to stop the 8,000 men and horses of the Yicheng army." Brother Yuen Long, you will go outside the city to stop the other reserve army of 5,000 men and horses, and lend you 18 Dharma protectors. There are still 6,000 men left, and Lord Guo led his own soldiers to delay time. Let the old one take Chai Rong to transfer troops to Lanzhou immediately, as long as the soldiers and horses in Lanzhou arrive, they will be able to win the battle. Poor monks don't practice enough, so they can only do so much. ”

Everyone present was about to go crazy, this is still called not enough cultivation? One person went to stop the 8,000 elite soldiers of the Yicheng Army. They are the most elite men and horses protecting the imperial city, although they are not directly subordinate to Li Shouzhen, but everyone in Kaifeng knows that this army is under the control of Li Shouzhen. How could he alone stop 8 thousand centaurs.

And the brother surnamed Zhao next to him, he can stop 5,000 people with Master Zongxin's protector?

Guo Wei took a deep breath and said: "If Li Shouzhen forces the palace, the three thousand guards in the palace can immediately hold the Hidden Emperor Liu Chengyou hostage, and Guo's personal soldiers have fallen before they arrive." Not to mention ......"

Chai Rong hurriedly said: "Yes, Master Zongxin, why did you stop those 8,000 soldiers and 5,000 men?"

"Heaven must not be divulged. Zong Xin said.

"Master Zongxin, what do you think we should do next?" Guo Wei was full of question marks

Zong Xin was silent for a moment and thought carefully, and everyone looked at Zong Xin with very nervous expressions. This is war, not a joke. Can Zong Xin really hold back the 8,000 men and horses on his own? There must be other plans, let's see what this enlightened monk has to say.

Zong Xin took a deep breath and said, "Let's eat first, I'm hungry." ”

"Master Guo...... The master asked me to send Chai Rong to Shanzhou, I saw that you have been thinking about things here, so I didn't dare to disturb you. I'd like to ask, can I leave now?"

Guo Wei looked back at Chai Rong, Chai Rong nodded, although his body is still seriously injured, he has managed to keep his cultivation, and he has recovered faster than before with the possession of the tiger spirit, and his skill is higher than before, this toss can still withstand it.

"Okay, let me say a few more words to Rong'er. Guo Wei walked to Chai Rong's bed and whispered: "Remember not to be reckless, you don't have to lead the troops yourself, let them ride five thousand war horses and go straight to Kaifeng, and Father will naturally lead them to victory." ”

"The child should give it his all. ”

After finishing speaking, the old one helped Chai Rong to get up, and then took him on the horse, and the silk reins of the war horse immediately ran to the northeast, the speed of the war horse is amazing, Kaifeng and the distance between Kaifeng and Lanzhou are not close, only the fast horse whips up, I hope to catch up.

Guo Wei walked slowly out of Chai Rong's room, and happened to see a bonfire in the backyard of his house, and a large group of people roasted two whole cows around the fire......

At this time, Guo Wei was a little curious, how did the life patterns of these Dharma protectors resemble the Khitans? The patterns of roasting meat and drinking wine are very similar to those of the Khitans, and they also look very much like the Khitans.

"Master Guo came just in time, the beef is roasting. ”

"When is it? Are you still in the mood to drink and barbecue?"

Guo Wei has been so anxious in the past two days, one troublesome thing after another, now that his son has been kidnapped and his life and death are uncertain, how can he still be in the mood to drink wine and barbecue? However, after smelling the aroma of barbecue, he also feels hungry, and he has not eaten anything seriously for several days.

Zong Xin and Zhao Kuangyin secretly discussed, and then Zhao Kuangyin left Guo Mansion with all the money from Zhao Ziyan and Zong Xin, and he didn't know what to do.

That night, Li Shouzhen really went to the palace, and all kinds of rhetoric made Liu Chengyou remove Guo Wei from military power, even at the cost of threatening. But Liu Chengyou will never remove Guo Wei from his death, otherwise he will die.

The next day, Fengxiang Jiedu made Wang Jingchong enter the reserve army outside the city, bringing Li Shouzhen's personal white jade and countless fine wines. The reserve army was fifteen miles away from the city, and few people came in and out, and they didn't expect that the newly appointed Jiedu envoy turned out to be Li Shouzhen's person, and he brought so much wine.

After Wang Jingchong curried a few words, he put down the wine and left the reserve army, and then returned the white jade to Zhao Kuangyin.

Zong Xin and Guo Wei stayed in the mansion and sent seventeen Dharma protectors to inquire about the news. But all this is in vain, because Guo Wei can't leave the house, even if there is news, it's useless.

The next night, Li Shouzhen entered the palace again, and this time the words were tougher and the attitude was even worse, as if he would immediately rebel if he disagreed.

Emperor Yin has always bitten the military power, and will never issue an order to remove Guo Wei's military power. Because of the divine capture by his side, Li Shouzhen did not dare to act rashly, because the divine capture only listened to Liu Chengyou's orders, and the two had a very close relationship, and their identities were mysterious and their martial arts were not weak. But no matter how good the martial arts are, it is impossible to resist an army of 20,000.

The second night finally passed, Guo Wei and Zong Xin were sweating profusely at home, and they were powerless to stop it, just waiting for news.

On the third day, this will be Lee Shou-jeong's last chance to give Yoo Seung-woo. If Liu Chengyou does not agree to remove Guo Wei from military power today, Li Shouzhen will rebel. When the time comes, with 20,000 horses, no one will be able to stop it.

Liu Chengyou was not so stupid, and he did not go to court on the third day.

Li Shouzhen waited outside the Golden Palace until noon, but he couldn't wait, so he directly entered the harry/palace and came to Liu Chengyou's imperial study.

"Minister Li Shouzhen See Your Majesty's ......"

"Your Majesty has a chill and has fallen asleep, so Master Li should go back. The internal officials guarded in front of the imperial study and did not let Li Shouzhen enter.

Li Shouzhen said: "Your Majesty, Guo Wei left his post without permission and stayed at home and did not come out, and now His Majesty is also like this...... Could it be the face of the country?"

"Master Li pays attention to his words. ”

Li Shouzhen directly stepped forward and grabbed the neck of the internal official and twisted it gently, and the internal official never had a chance to speak again.

Li Shouzhen gritted his teeth and said: "Faint Jun Liu Chengyou, the widow has already given you enough opportunities, I didn't expect you to know how to lift." Now all the guards in the palace have sharpened their swords, the widowed soldiers are ready to go at home, the Yicheng army is ordering troops, and the reserve army outside the city is also coming to Kaifeng. The sunset is limited, and when the time comes, whether you are dead or alive, the widow wants Guo Wei's military power. ”

After kidnapping Guo Tong, there is no way out, even if Guo Tong is released safely, Guo Wei will never stop, not to mention that Liu Chengyou and Guo Wei have already determined that they have the intention of rebelling, and if they have action, they will kill themselves as long as they have the opportunity. So at this time, Li Shouzhen had nothing to care about, and he already called himself a widow.

It is not good to say that it is not good to rebel directly, so Li Shouzhen hopes to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and then slowly become the emperor. Otherwise, the world is unstable and the people's will is unconvincing, even if the world is turbulent, there will be no way to resist the Khitan army next year.

Li Shouzhen believes in Zongxin's words: 'Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment.' Those who do not seek thousands of miles are not enough to seek a domain. Although it does not have the ability to plan for eternity, it must at least block the coming catastrophe of the Central Plains.

Li Shouzhen did not plan to kill Liu Chengyou, at least after the defeat of the Khitan army, he could not kill him and claim the emperor.

"Li ~ Shou ~ Zhen ~!" suddenly a voice came from the imperial study: "Don't be too arrogant, Guo Wei won't let you go." If you dare to rebel, you will surely die. ”

"Hahahaha, the widow still thinks you're dumb. Dull Jun will give you a few more hours to think clearly, if you have to issue an order to remove Guo Wei's military power, maybe you can live a few more days, otherwise you will die tonight. Li Shouzhen suddenly said gently: "By the way, I can't let you die yet, the widow still has to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but the widow at least dares to castrate you, as long as you leave you alive, just say that you are sick in bed, and the country is involved in the widow's management." ”

'Bah~~' There was a sound of tables and chairs being broken in the imperial study.

"Get out, you get out of here. ”

Li Shouzhen has prepared everything, although the number is not large, but Liu Chengyou does not have a single soldier or general by his side, even if it is only three thousand guards to force the palace.

In fact, Li Shouzhen originally did not have so much military power in Kaifeng, he only had 3,000 guards. But after the death of the first emperor, Li Shouzhen colluded with Kaifeng Mansion Yin and included the Yicheng Army under his command.

Li Shouzhen has no murderous intent yet, and now he is just forcing Liu Chengyou to comply. But now that he claims to be a widow, it doesn't matter. stayed in front of Liu Chengyou's imperial study and didn't leave a single step. Just wait for the sun to set, and immediately lead the troops to kill.

Li Shouzhen also felt that he was too stupid, in fact, he could have led troops into the palace a long time ago, after all, all the troops in Kaifeng were in his own hands. As long as these forces are gathered to surround the palace, no matter how powerful Guo Wei is, he will be stunned.

Guo Wei's troops in Kaifeng were not much, only 2,000 personal soldiers. How can 2,000 fight more than 20,000? Even as long as the Yicheng Army is not an opponent, not to mention that he has his own soldiers and guards.

There is indeed no way back to kidnap Guo Dong, but there is no need to kidnap Guo Dong to do so, and even if Guo Wei is kidnapped...... Guo Wei will still come out, and he will definitely come out.

In fact, everyone can see this, and Master Zongxin will naturally be no exception. The reason why Guo Tong was kidnapped was to hope that Guo Wei would be restrained and allow him enough time to deploy troops. When the big thing has been decided, even if Guo Wei leaves from the mansion, he will not be able to turn things around with his own strength.

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