"You kid, you still know you're coming back? You've been away for almost a year and a half and haven't even bothered to write me a letter except for good news. How can that be unreasonable! Tell me, what crime do you deserve?"
"Long live my Majesty, forgive me I am so proud of you? For whom did I work hard for more than a year? I couldn't even save my life several times. What else should I do? I should think about how to reward me. Bar!"
"Hey!"
"hey-hey!"
In the main hall of Xie An's palace, the Minister of Justice, Li Shou and Xie An, who have not seen each other for more than a year, are sworn friends who have been in adversity. They use actions that are difficult for ordinary people to understand to explain the so-called friendship between men. The crowd looked dumbfounded.
Among them, the generals of the Jizhou Army were the most surprised. Fei Guo, Ma Dan, and Liao Li were fine. After all, they had seen them once on the top of the city just now, but Cheng Yang, Dian Ying, and E Yi were from the Liang Army. But how did the generals know about the friendship between Xie An and Li Shou? Seeing Xie An as a kingless man and arguing with Li Shou, they were all pale and fidgety with fright, fearing that Li Shou, who was laughing loudly at the moment, would suddenly His face changed drastically, and Xie An was guilty of deceiving the emperor.
But to their surprise, the emperor Li Shou did not fall out in the end. On the contrary, the king of Zhou Dynasty actually put his arms around Xie An's neck like a common man and whispered something in the corner.
Seeing the emperor and the most powerful minister in the dynasty discussing privately in a corner, Cheng Yang and others knew better than to eavesdrop, but they could not resist the curiosity in their hearts. They all pricked their ears. Listen carefully to the conversation between the two.
It's a pity that the voice of Li Shou and Xie An's conversation was so soft that these curious generals of the Jizhou Army vaguely heard a few words such as "unkind", "daughter and son", "good family" and so on. words, but the rest are not clear at all.
In addition to these Jizhou Army generals, the Eight Wise King Li Xian also looked directly at the monarch and his ministers with their arms around each other, and sighed slightly in his heart.
To be honest, he strongly discourages Li Shou from having a close personal relationship with Xie An. At least you can't be too close when there are people around. After all, doing so will damage the majesty of Li Shou, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. Unfortunately, although he is the eighth emperor brother that Li Shou respects, he is not as good as Xie after all. The weight in Li Shou's heart.
It took about a moment before Li Shou let go of Xie An. He returned to his seat in the center of the hall with a smile on his face. Looking at his face full of joy, it seemed as if the siege of Jijing had been lifted and the northern Xinjiang army had been completely defeated.
Xie An, on the other hand, shook his head and sighed several times, hesitated to speak, and from time to time secretly glanced at his daughter Nini in Jin Ling'er's arms in the hall.
And at this moment, there was a sudden snapping sound in the house. Everyone turned their heads subconsciously and saw in shock that Liu Qing slapped her right hand heavily on the marching map on the table and looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu who was sitting next to the table with her son Mo Mo in her arms.
"I disagree!"
Everyone in the room looked at each other in confusion, wondering why these two strange women, who looked like fighting cocks, were facing each other again. Even Li Shou and Xie An looked puzzled. After all, they were discussing another matter just now, and the generals of the Jizhou Army. Just now, he was eavesdropping on the conversation between Li Shou and Xie An, but he really didn't notice how Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing had another conflict.
It wasn¡¯t until Beichi Hou Wenqin explained it to everyone in the room in a low voice that everyone suddenly realized.
It turned out that while everyone in the room was talking about their friendship, Zhang Sun Xiangyu and Liu Qing were discussing the tactics for the next few days around the Anping Kingdom's march map on the table.
During this period, Changsun Xiangyu proposed to try to eradicate the Liaodong Expeditionary Force outside the city. It would be best to also inflict heavy losses on the Northern Xinjiang army of King Yan Li Mao and even the Yuyang cavalry, so as to break the stalemate with a victory.
Liu Qing advocated sending troops to Boling. Rescue Liang Qiuwu and the Shenwu Camp of the Eastern Army under her command, and then gather superior forces to have a showdown with Li Mao and the Northern Xinjiang Army.
"She is" It seemed that he noticed Liu Qing now, Li Shou lowered his voice and asked Xie An. After all, in Li Shou's memory, there were not many men who dared to look at this ruthless woman like Changsun Xiangyu like this. It was hard to imagine that a half-grown woman who seemed to be only seventeen or eighteen years old could do this. Treat Changsun Xiangyu like this.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Say something rude. Even though he, Li Shou, was the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, he sometimes felt a little uneasy when talking to Changsun Xiangyu, a strange woman. After all, he was a wise man with unrivaled talents.
Seeing Li Shou asking, Xie An then said lowly:?? explained a few words in his ear, and Li Shou nodded repeatedly as he suddenly understood.
"Is this woman the former leader of the Taiping Army" Li Shou looked at Liu Qing, who seemed to be only 17 or 18 years old, in surprise. It was hard to imagine how such a young Liu Qing could command an army of more than 100,000 people. An army of men.
What shocked Li Shou the most was probably Xie An's comment that only by using military tactics can he be as good as Changsun Xiangyu.
"Isn't it" After taking Li Shou's words, Xie An was about to introduce a few more words in detail, but suddenly found that on the side of the room, Mr. Liang Qiu looked at Liu Qing with a complicated expression. His heart moved slightly, and he immediately Walked over.
I don¡¯t know if he noticed the approach of his grandson-in-law Xie An. Liang Qiu Gong sighed slightly and murmured, "Haoer, is it because of this girl that you are obsessed with it?"
"To be precise, what my uncle has been thinking about most should be this girl's biological mother" Xie An slightly said sarcastically after touching his nose.
"" He glanced at Xie An with a strange expression, and it was obvious that Liang Qiu Gong was very surprised. After several attempts to speak but then stopped, the old man sighed deeply, shook his head and said nothing more.
"Also, as the person involved, Liang Qiuhao has already passed away, so what's the use of talking about it?"
"Xiao An, you did a good job this time"
Duke Liang Qiu praised Xie An sincerely. Although his words were indeed spoken from the bottom of his heart, Xie An still vaguely felt the deep sadness in Duke Liang's heart. He opened his mouth and was unable to speak for a while.
Thinking about it, as the grandfather of Liang Qiu Gong, how much he hoped that Liang Qiu Hao, the grandson whom he had loved since childhood, could return to Hebei Province safe and sound. It was a pity that God's will played tricks on people, and the Liang Qiu family was given by God. Astonishing talent at the same time. It is also destined that the members of the family will be reduced to zero.
Seeing the sadness in Liang Qiu Gong's eyes, Xie An couldn't bear it. He was about to persuade the poor old man, but unexpectedly there was another bang in the house.
Xie An slightly turned his head displeased, only to find that the one who slapped the case and scolded him was actually Changsun Xiangyu.
"What did you say?" Changsun Xiangyu asked in a cold tone, staring at Liu Qing with a displeased look on his face.
"Isn't it?" He turned a blind eye to everyone in the room. Liu Qing sneered and retorted, "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You don't want to save Sister Xiaowu at all. Hum, to put it bluntly. I'm afraid you wish that Sister Xiaowu would never come back again." That¡¯s good¡¡±
"What do you mean?"
"You know what it means! Thank you for being the eldest wife. You and Sister Xiaowu have been fighting for several years, but you have never got what you want. Now that you have given birth to a son, the mother is more valuable than the son. If Sister Xiaowu is unfortunately killed outside, , isn¡¯t this Xie¡¯s position as the eldest wife something that is within your grasp? But let me tell you, it¡¯s not that easy! You, a vicious-hearted woman, want to compete with Sister Xiaowu for the position of eldest wife? It¡¯s simply a wishful thinking!¡±
When this news came out, the Jizhou army generals gasped in shock. They never expected that Liu Qing would not give face to the eldest grandson Xiangyu and talk about a vicious woman.
"How brave!" Changsun Xiangyu's beautiful eyes were also full of anger. She was so scheming that she seemed to be so angry with Liu Qing that she even forgot the fact that her husband Xie An was in the house at the moment. Her tone was cold and mocking, "Liu Qing, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? When you were defeated by me, you felt resentful and opposed me many times. Normally, I miss you because you are young and ignorant. I am acquainted with you. But this matter concerns the country and the country, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense and spit blood here?! - Mo Fei, throw this girl out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Fei, who was sitting on the beam leaning against the pillar and closing his eyes to rest, suddenly opened his eyes. He jumped down and looked at Liu Qing with an unkind expression. Just as he was about to extend his hand, he saw Liao Li, one of the three generals of the Jizhou Army, standing calmly in front of Liu Qing. Although he did not show any hostility as he hugged his sword, his eyes were filled with emotion. The warning look is clear.
One is the assassin who replaced Jin Ling'er as the best assassin in the world, and the other is a fierce general whose strength is comparable to that of the former White Water Army General Zhen Lei. When these two fierce men from the same camp confront each other, let alone who is confused on both sides. Don't dare to act rashly.
And Liu Qing didn't know if it was because he had the fierce general Liao Li to escort him. He looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and sneered, "If you don't know what to do, you can do nothing but yourself. Eleven years ago, you could have killed Gao Yang eight times for the great victory in Northern Hebei." Thousands of soldiers and civilians regard her as an abandoned child, who can guarantee that you will not abandon Sister Xiaowu in order to expel the Northern Xinjiang Army?"
"I am too lazy to argue with you!" Changsun Xiangyu scolded and said coldly, "Mo Fei, what are you waiting for?"
Mo Fei's eyes froze when he heard this, and he touched the back of his waist with his right hand. At the same time, Liao Li's right hand also held the hilt of the sword solemnly.Not to mention, if these two people really fight, there is no telling who will win and who will lose.
At this moment, a delicate golden fan stood between Mo Fei and Liao Li. The owner of this golden fan, Gou Gong, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Dongling, smiled slightly and said, "Second Madam, please calm down. Master Liu, please calm down. We are all members of our own family, so there should be no civil strife Sir, do you think so?"
As he spoke, Gou Gong raised his head and glanced at Xie An, only to see Xie An holding his forehead, shaking his head and sighing.
Come to think of it, this is not the first time Xie An has encountered the fight between Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing. It is no exaggeration to say that he is even used to it.
Beside him, Li Shou had a dumbfounded expression on his face, patting Xie An on the shoulder repeatedly, filled with gloating in his heart.
Speaking of which, the conflict between Liangqiu Wu and Changsun Xiangyu, and the conflict between Jin Ling'er and Liangqiu Wu, were one of Li Shou's few ways to relieve his boredom. I remember in those years, whenever Li Shou was tired of government affairs, He would always go to Xie An's house and sit there, watching Xie An's sighing expression among the other girls, and secretly snickering in his heart.
"It's a pity that as the days passed, the three girls Liang Qiuwu, Changsun Xiangyu, and Jin Ling'er seemed to gradually understand how to get along with each other in peace, which made Li Shou feel a little regretful.
"But this time when he saw Liu Qing taking Liangqiu Wu's place and having a huge quarrel with his eldest grandson Xiangyu, he was naturally snickering in his heart, so how could he stop him? Quan pretended that he did not exist, and at the same time hinted with his eyes that Beichi Hou Wenqin should not intervene.
It is obvious that Emperor Zhou Li Shou, a bad friend, made it clear that he wanted to see Xie An's jokes, but if he didn't stop him, it didn't mean that no one would stop him.
"Third brother? General Liao?" He smiled slightly at Xie An. Gou Gong reminded Mo Fei and Liao Li with slightly warning eyes.
As Xie An's number one confidant, Gou Gong didn't want others to see his adults' jokes. Although he did not dare to directly scold Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing, he warned Mo Fei and Liao Li that he still had the qualifications and confidence. , after all, his ability to use poison can only be solved by Jin Ling'er in the house.
Jing Gougong interrupted me like this. Changsun Xiangyu also realized something and waved his hand to tell Mo Fei to retreat. At the same time, Liao Li also retreated to his original position upon seeing this.
"That's right" Gou Gong smiled and stepped back. His words seemed to be addressed to Mo Fei and Liao Li, but in fact they were. What he persuaded was Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing, incompatible enemies.
And Changsun Xiangyu obviously understood Gou Gong's persuasion. His beautiful eyes were filled with a glaze color, and he glanced at Gou Gong a few times, but in the end he didn't say anything. Because Gou Gong is one of the few who does not have to be forced by her eldest grandson Xiangyu's power. After all, this person is the number one confidant around her husband Xie An. Even for Xie An's sake, the eldest grandson Xiangyu still has to give Gou Gong some points. face.
??Take a slight breath. Changsun Xiangyu calmed down, looked at Liu Qingping and said calmly, "Thank you Liu Qing also claims to be unparalleled in resourcefulness, but she doesn't even think about it. Sister Xiaowu is now being killed by an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people from Northern Xinjiang." Trapped in Boling It is precisely because sister Xiaowu is in Boling, and the 780,000 Northern Xinjiang army is also in Boling. If we send troops to rescue them regardless of the overall situation, let alone whether Li Mao will fulfill our wishes. Even if we are lucky. If it succeeds, so what? By then, the 70,000 to 80,000 Northern Xinjiang troops will be free. By then, Li Mao will have as many as 200,000 troops under his command"
Seeing that Sun Xiangyu took the initiative to talk about the war again, Liu Qing also understood that this was a temporary compromise. It's not too presumptuous, after all, as Gou Gong said, she and her eldest grandson Xiangyu can indeed be called their own, and one is the sister recognized by Xie An and Liang Qiuwu. One was Xie An's wife. The two of them started to quarrel. To be honest, Xie An really didn't know what to do. No wonder he stayed with Li Shou all the time and had no intention of coming over to break up the fight.
"You are a noble concubine, but you are also afraid?" Liu Qing twitched her lips, suppressed her previous unhappiness, and said matter-of-factly, "The Zuo Military Advisor focused on the number of troops between the enemy and ours, but my Military Advisor thought that the strength of the troops was The difference in numbers is secondary You have also seen what happened today. King Li Mao of Yan single-handedly attacked our army. If he entered an uninhabited country, the three generals Fei Guo, Liao Li and Dibu could not stop us. ! If we can¡¯t find a way to contain Yan King Li Mao, even if the two sides have equal military strength, what chance of victory will they have?¡±
After hearing what Liu Qing said, Fei Guo, Liao Li, and Dibu were slightly embarrassed, but they were not ashamed. After all, King Yan Li Mao was a long-famous hero in Northern Xinjiang, and his fame was as good as Yanhu Ji Liangqiu Wu. They It is common sense that the three of them cannot compete, but Liu Qing mentioned it in front of everyone, which still made the three of them feel a little embarrassed.
But it is undeniable that Liu Qing¡¯s words do make sense. If Liang Qiu Wu were to take charge of the Jizhou Army today, Yan Wang Li?Obviously he didn't dare to rush into the formation of the Jizhou army so unscrupulously, as if he were in an uninhabited land.
Looking at Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing talking to each other and holding their own opinions, everyone in the room couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After all, what these two said was reasonable, and they really didn't know which side to support.
In the end, the responsibility of deciding this matter still fell on Xie An. Although Li Shou obviously had the highest status among everyone in the room, it was a pity that Li Shou, a wise king, was not very proficient in strategy. At best, he was good at defending the city. Just some experience.
But having said that, it was difficult for everyone in the room to judge. Did Xie An have a good idea? It is no exaggeration to say that he, Xie An, was in a dilemma regarding the remarks of Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing.
Why doesn¡¯t he hope to get Liang Qiu Wu out of trouble as soon as possible? But the problem is, as Changsun Xiangyu said, if Liangqiu Wu escapes, the 780,000 Northern Xinjiang army that previously besieged her will undoubtedly return to the command of Yan King Li Mao, which will make the originally huge difference in military strength become Even more disparity.
But if the current situation is maintained and Liangqiu Wu is not relieved for the time being, no one in the Jizhou army can match the bravery of King Yan Li Mao. Unless Xie An repeats his old tricks and uses the method he used to restrain Liang Qiuhao, the third generation coach of the Taiping Army, and Zhen Lei, the chief general of the White Water Army, to deal with Yan Wang Li Mao, the problem is that although Yan Wang Li Mao's personal martial arts are not as good as Liang Qiu Hao and Zhen Lei Er, However, in terms of strategy and tactics, he is far superior to the former. It would be extremely difficult for Li Mao to fall into the trap.
After thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons, Xie An came up with a compromise, letting Changsun Xiangyu take charge of the war here and trying to annihilate the Liaodong expedition to the east that surrounded Jijing. During this period, he asked Liu Qing to lead a strong force there. Boling came to the rescue for Liang Qiuwu.
But in this case, the pressure on both Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing will become great. After all, this is tantamount to a war on two fronts. Of course, if this plan can be implemented smoothly, the rewards will be quite large, and it is very likely to directly reverse the current unfavorable situation.
"The troops are divided into two groupsmy husband will really create a problem for me!"
Changsun Xiangyu looked at Xie An with a resentful look on his face, but the look in his eyes was as calm as ever, as if he could defeat the 60,000 to 70,000 Liaodong Expeditionary Force outside the city with just a touch of his hand.
And Liu Qing seemed to have gotten her wish and led the troops to rescue her sworn sister Liang Qiuwu, and the expression on her face finally improved for a long time.
"Thenlet's do it!"
The two women looked at each other, as if communicating with their eyes.
PS: This chapter was from yesterday, there should be another chapter today.