Shu Lianyi said: "Dad, have you met Brother Jing?"

Shu Lianyi immediately realized that she had missed her mouth, covered her mouth with her hand, Shu Xin stared at Shu Lianyi and said, "Do you know that Jing Xining is here?" Shu Lianyi stammered: "No, I don't know." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Shu Xin saw that Shu Lianyi was clearly lying, and grabbed Shu Lianyi's arms, "Yiyi, you must not meet Jing Xining again in the future, do you know?"

Shu Lianyi was puzzled, "Why? Isn't Brother Jing just the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance? This is actually just a contradiction between you and the Five Great Sects, and it has nothing to do with Brother Jing, and this doesn't affect me and Brother Jing to continue to be good friends." ”

Shu Xin said: "Things are not as simple as you imagined, I can treat it as if I didn't see it before, but you can't see Jing Xining again in the future, from now on, stay in Xintingju, and you are not allowed to go anywhere." ”

Shu Lianyi's face was full of grievances, "Why, Brother Jing and I are just very good friends, I don't have many friends, you can't interfere with my freedom." Shu Xin had never been so strict with Shu Lianyi, "Why? Just because I am your father." Shu Jian, send Yi Yi back to the room, if you let me know that she went out without permission, ask you. ”

Shu Jian pushed Shu Lianyi, "Yiyi, go down first." Shu Lianyi looked at Shu Xin aggrievedly with hateful eyes, with Shu Lianyi's previous experience, as long as she was a little coquettish to Shu Xin, she would definitely soften her heart and obey her. But this time Shu Xin turned his face away, his expression was firm, there was no room for negotiation, Shu Lianyi was very disappointed, pouted, kicked the table next to him, "bang", and fell to the ground with the teacup on the table, Shu Xin saw that the anger was even greater, Shu Jian saw that the situation was not right, and quickly pulled Shu Lianyi outside.

Shu Jian dragged Shu Lianyi out of the door, and Shu Lianyi shouted Shu Jian aside, "Shu Jian, tell me honestly, my father and I were fine in the morning, why is it so atmospheric now, what happened?"

Shu Jian was a little embarrassed, "My father-in-law won't let me tell you." ”

Shu Lianyi said: "This matter has now involved me, I have the right to know, why don't you tell me? Shu Jian's words came to his lips, and he was afraid that Shu Xin would get angry when he found out, seeing Shu Lianyi's aggrieved look, he also felt that she was reasonable, and after thinking about it, maybe after telling her, she would be obedient and not associate with Jing Xining and Mingyue Yu, so she simply told her the truth of the matter, "Okay, I'll tell you, Jing Xining wanted to assassinate his father-in-law near Xiangguo Temple today, but fortunately, Mr. Ren and Mr. Wei arrived in time, otherwise I don't know what would happen." Shu Lianyi was a little shocked, he didn't expect Jing Xining to start settling accounts with Shu Xin so soon, but he still wanted to confirm, "Why did Brother Jing assassinate my father?"

Shu Jian said: "Because his father died at the hands of his father-in-law back then, and the hatred of his father-in-law was not shared, and his father-in-law was also worried that Jing Xining would be unfavorable to you, so he did not allow you to associate with them in the future." ”

When Shu Lianyi heard this, her whole person was shaken, her eyes widened, her chin was covered, she couldn't believe what Shu Jian said, "How is this possible? You must have lied to me, right?" Shu Lianyi originally just thought that Jing Xining would seek justice from Shu Xin in the name of the leader of the martial arts alliance, but she didn't expect that what was in front of her now was something that shocked her even more.

Shu Jian said: "How could I lie to you about this kind of thing, you just said it, Jing Xining personally told you that his grandfather was Jing Xiang, when his father-in-law attacked Bianzhou with General Li Cunqing, it was the Jingfu where the father-in-law went, and it was the father-in-law who chased and killed Jing Xining's family of three, and Mr. Ren and Mr. Wei were also present at the time, if you don't believe it, you can ask them." ”

Shu Lianyi suddenly felt that her mind was blank, she shook her head, and muttered, "No, it's not true." Then she returned to her room alone, at this time Shu Lianyi's heart was extremely painful, she thought that her father was Jing Xining's father-killing enemy, and even Ding Yuxin's father Ding Wangzhou also died at the hands of Ren Zongquan and Wei Shannan, her father was the father-killing enemy of her two best friends, such a blow was too big for Shu Lianyi, not to mention that Shu Xin did not let her meet with Jing Xining and others in the future, even if she wanted to see herself, I am afraid she didn't know how to face them. Shu Lianyi locked herself in her room and cried and asked God why he was so kind to her and wanted to play such a joke with her.

Jing Xining and Mingyueyu returned to the small courtyard, at this time, Jing Xining was already convinced that Shu Xin was the general of the Tang Army back then, and was full of infinite resentment towards Shu Xin, Mingyueyu was worried that Jing Xining was eager for revenge, and on the spur of the moment, he persuaded: "Brother Jing, you calm down first, I know that you hate Shu Xin now, but there are many masters around Shu Xin, you must not be impulsive, this matter must be considered in the long run." ”

What Mingyue said was clear to Jing Xining, but how could he calm down at this time, clenched his fists on the table, exhaled in his mouth, and tried to calm his mood.

Jing Xining was in a bitter hatred, Shu Xin was also planning with everyone how to get rid of Jing Xining, and at this time Shu Xin received a secret edict from Shi Chonggui, his heart couldn't help but be shocked, put away the secret letter and let out a long sigh, Shu Jian asked: "What's wrong with my father-in-law? What did the emperor tell you?" Shu Xin said: "The emperor listened to the advice of Jing Yanguang and others to prepare for the northern expedition to the Khitan, and appointed me as the southbound battalion to recruit to deal with the peasant army to stabilize the rear. Shu Jian was also a little surprised when he heard this, "How can this be?" Shu Xin said: "The emperor's call for the Khitan grandson but not the minister has already aroused Yelu Deguang's dissatisfaction, and now he takes the initiative to conquer the Khitan in the north, and it is difficult to have the certainty of victory with our military strength. Shu Gang on the side said: "I don't think there's anything wrong with the emperor being able to do this, these Khitans often go south to plunder, and if they don't take us Central Plains people in their eyes, they should have taught them a lesson." When Shu Xin heard this, he scolded: "What do you know, the emperor is young and vigorous, and he is brave for a while, and we have Wu Yue and Shu in the south, and there are rebels from all walks of life, and in such a situation, we can't fight against the Khitan at all, and I'm afraid that disaster will not be far away." ”

Shu Jian said: "Since this is the case, then the father-in-law should write to persuade the emperor." ”

Shu Xin said: "The emperor transferred me out because he was suspicious of me, can what I say now be useful?"

Shu Jian said: "What should I do then?"

Shu Xin said: "What else can I do, the emperor has already appointed me as a solicitor, the only thing I can do now is to suppress the rebels for the emperor, stabilize the rear, and let the emperor go north with peace of mind." ”

Shu Jian said: "Now that the rebel army is swarming, all the elite divisions have been drawn to fight the Khitan again, and the rest are some old, weak, sick and disabled, how can we suppress it?"

Shu Xin said: "The emperor has given an order, even if I fight for this life, I must complete the mission to avoid the emperor's worries." You can rest assured, I will find a way to transfer a part of the Xuanwu army over, and then requisition the troops of several nearby states and counties, these rebel armies are just a rabble, each doing its own thing, not a climate. ”

Shu Xin first wrote to Shi Chonggui to transfer troops, and Shi Chonggui asked him to figure out a way on his own, but considering that the Xuanwu Army was Shu Xin's people, if Shu Xin was forced to hurry, he was worried that he would instigate the Xuanwu Army to rebel, and after some weighing, he finally approved Shu Xin's request and allocated him a part of the Xuanwu Army, but on the basis of Shu Xin's request, he made a half-fold, first, to prevent the Xuanwu Army from all moving closer to Shu Xin, and second, the Xuanwu Army was the elite of the Later Jin Dynasty, and the Khitan must rely on them, and it would not give Shu Xin too many people. Shu Xin had already expected Shi Chonggui to do this, and although the number of people who allowed him to dispatch was small, it had already exceeded his expectations.

At the same time that Shu Xin transferred the Xuanwu Army, he recruited troops in the nearby states and counties, and soon Shu Xin gathered a large number of soldiers and horses with his prestige in the army and Shi Chonggui's warrant, and his morale was high. Shu Jian asked Shu Xin what he was going to do next, Shu Xin said to him about Cuiping Mountain, Shu Jian said: "Great, this time we must uproot the people of Guan Yizhai." ”

Although Jing Xining and Mingyueyu have not found a chance to attack Shu Xin, they have paid close attention to Shu Xin's whereabouts in private, and found that Shu Xin suddenly gathered a lot of troops, which is very strange, and finally found that Shu Xin personally led the troops out of Xintingju, and was guessing Shu Xin's intentions, seeing that he was running in the direction of Guanyi Village in Cuiping Mountain, he understood that he was going to attack Guan Yizhai, and it was obvious that the final target was still himself, so he decided to return to Guanyi Village with Mingyue Rumor.

Shu Xin's actions were not secretive, and he didn't think about deliberately hiding them, but was very high-profile, he believed that Guan Yizhai alone could not compete with him at all, not to mention that this time he personally led the troops, but he secretly sighed in his heart that Shi Chonggui should transfer him to the northern front line to fight with the Khitan to make a big difference, instead of taking the Xuanwu army to the mountains to suppress the bandits and pacify the rebel army that was defeated in his opinion.

Shu Xin's self-confidence is not unreasonable, Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin were very shocked when they learned that Shu Xin was going to attack Guanyi Village, although the people of Guan Yizhai are all well-trained, but two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, the entire Guan Yi Village after the last battle of Guyun Mountain, now there are less than a thousand people, if you want to resist Shu Xin so many soldiers and horses, and most of them have been on the battlefield for a long time, it is really difficult to win. Chai Rong was also well aware of his own strength, so he hurriedly summoned Zheng Yu and others to discuss countermeasures.

Chai Rong said: "Now Shu Xin has come to our Guanyi Village with soldiers and horses, the other party is overwhelming, and the eldest brother is not there, please discuss a countermeasure together, what should we do?"

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Second brother, what are you worried about, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, even if he doesn't come to us, we will have to settle accounts with him sooner or later, it's a big deal to fight with him." ”

Zheng Yu said: "With our people, we are not Shu Xin's opponent at all, and we must not fight hard." ”

Shi Shouxin said: "I think we should withdraw before Shu Xin arrives, and we will come back after he leaves." ”

Zhao Kuangyin immediately stood up when he heard this, "No, we fled from Weizhou City to Cuiping Mountain, and now we have finally gained a firm foothold here, besides, the eldest brother has not come back yet, if he knows that we have lost Guanyi Village, where will my second brother and I still have the face to meet him?"

Wang Xianqi said: "The terrain of our Guanyi Village is dangerous, and it is okay to hold it for a while, but Shuxin has many powerful people and is fierce, and I heard that he also transferred the Xuanwu army, and the situation is very unfavorable to us." ”

Chai Rong said: "Everyone don't fight, the eldest brother has not come back yet, now the enemy is current, fleeing without a fight, it is definitely our Guan Yizhai style, no matter what, we must stick to Guan Yizhai and wait until the eldest brother comes back, and then it is to guard or withdraw to listen to his decision." ”

Zheng Yu said: "In order to defeat Guanyi Village, so many brothers died, we can't let their blood be shed in vain, we must defend Guanyi Village." ”

Shi Shouxin, Wang Xianqi and others were not in favor of sticking to Guanyizhai, but seeing that Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng Yu all insisted on their own opinions, they had to reluctantly agree. Chai Rong sent additional manpower to Qianzhai and mobilized the entire Guanyi Village to be ready for battle. Shu Xin was anxious to deal with Jing Xining, so he acted very quickly, and soon arrived at Cuiping Mountain, and soon approached Guan Yizhai.