"Hello, General Chu." When I walked into Marquis Wen's Mansion, Si Yan at the door saluted me.When I first came here, half a prisoner, he paid me no attention at all, but now he is very respectful.I nodded and said, "Please report to your lord that I ask to see you." He smiled and said: "Your Excellency has told you that if it is General Chu, you don't need to report, you can just enter on your own. Please, General Chu." I walked in the door.It is still the plaque that reads "Writing to convey Tao".It is exactly a pair with Wuhou Mansion, and Wuhou Mansion wrote "Wu Yi Ding Nation".However, Zaidao Dingbang may have nothing to do with me.

When I reached the hall, I whispered, "My lord, the last general, Chu Xiuhong, begs to see you." "come in." Marquis Wen's voice came from inside, I pushed open the door, and Marquis Wen was sitting in front of the desk looking at a scroll of silk.Although it was daytime, the hall was too big, so it was a bit dark, and there was an oil lamp on the desk.Seeing me coming in, he smiled slightly and said, "Chu Xiuhong, sit down, I was looking for you." When I arrived in front of him, I knelt down and saluted first, and said, "My lord, please take a look at this."

I took out a piece of parchment from my pocket, held it in both hands and handed it to him. Marquis Wen was taken aback, maybe he didn't expect that I would write a book.He took a look at it, raised his brows, and said, "Is this really your idea?" "It means the last general." This is a letter of resignation.I asked Marquis Wen to retire from the army and no longer serve in the army.Although Nangong Wenli said that the Princess wants them to assist me and work for a new era, I know that I am not such a person. There are many kinds of people, some are always at the forefront, some just follow the trend, and I belong to the latter.I'm tired of war.

Marquis Wen glanced at my resignation letter again, and said with a faint smile: "'The final general is cowardly, incompetent, and hard to be of great use. I hope that you can choose another good candidate to avoid making big mistakes." General Chu, you are not good at studying now. Little, you will be able to chew on words in a polite manner." There was some sarcasm in his words, I couldn't help but blushed, and said: "My lord, this is what the last general said from the bottom of his heart, I hope your lord will approve." "No." Marquis Wen still had a smile on his face, and sent the parchment to the oil lamp.The parchment was very thin, and it burned instantly, giving off a burnt smell.I was taken aback and said, "My lord..."

"I have already lost one son, and I don't want to lose another one. You have lost confidence in your future because of the princess, right?" I was shocked and couldn't speak for a while. Indeed, although I said that I was "cowardly and incompetent", I didn't really think so.It's just that King Anle turned his anger on me because of the princess' affairs, and I always feel that the death of the princess is actually my responsibility. I really don't have the confidence to take over the burden of the princess, but Wenhou said that he regards me as his son , I can't help being moved, almost crying again.

Marquis Wen stood up, took two steps, and said, "Chu Xiuhong, your military skills, swords and guns, bows and horses are all very good, but your temper is too bad. The matter of the princess is not your responsibility." , King Anle said a few exaggerated words in anger, and he will forgive you afterwards. Do you really want to give up this great future just because of a momentary disappointment?" He paused, and then said: "The enemy is still there In the midst of fire and water, at this moment, you, a soldier, want to quit, isn't that a big mistake?" What have the peoples to do with me?I wanted to say that, but I didn't dare.I stood beside him silently, not moving.Marquis Wen walked around me, suddenly stretched out his hand, and pulled out the saber from my waist with a "clang".

His movements were so fast that I was caught off guard and taken aback.Marquis Wen raised the knife to his eyes, and murmured: "'Only the knife can be used in a hundred ways, but the heart is not easy.' When General Li Sijin forged this knife, there was another story. Have you heard it?" Although I know that this knife is Li Sijin's saber, no one has come to tell me this kind of story.I said: "The end will not be known." "General Li Sijin is somewhat similar to you. Among the twelve generals, he is the most kind-hearted. Long before the emperor issued the order not to kill and surrender, his troops never killed and surrendered. But in Shihu, the capital of the Pojialuo Kingdom, When he entered the city, he was ordered to strictly guard the city gates and slaughter all the enemies."

Stone Tiger City was the capital of the Jialuo Kingdom back then, and it was also the last stronghold of the Jialuo Kingdom.The battle was extremely fierce, and King Jialuo guarded for two months, preferring to die rather than surrender. As a result, almost all the soldiers and civilians in the city died.This battle example was also mentioned when I was in the military academy, and it is quite similar to Gaojiu City where we surrounded the Republican Army. Marquis Wen said again: "This battle is the last big battle for the emperor to win the country. After this battle, there will be no more large-scale wars, but the sporadic remnants of the Jialuo Kingdom still persisted in resisting for two years, and it was only two years later that it really ended. Therefore, after the first battle of Shihu, most of the twelve generals were still in battle, fighting everywhere, the only exception was Li Sijin, who asked to be ordered to guard Qamdo Province. In the past two years, the only thing this famous general did was to build Xijing City has turned a small border town into one of the Twelve Famous Cities."

I also know these things.In the early years of the founding of the Great Emperor, there were still rebellions everywhere. Although the scale was small, they continued one after another. Those two years were called "the second year of ember".After the kingdom of Jialuo, the greatest enemy of the empire, was destroyed, in order to prevent the resurgence of the Jialuo people, the twelve generals still fought frequently.But only in the past two years, Li Sijin, who was quite active before, disappeared. At that time, I wondered if Li Sijin was seriously injured and unable to play. Marquis Wen went to the bookshelf by the wall to take out a book, and murmured: "I don't know what Li Sijin was thinking at the time, but Master Tianji's "Huangyu Zhou Xingji" also mentioned it when tracing the early Qingxu Tuna School. Li Sijin. Master Tianji said that at that time Li Sijin converted to the Dharma system and meditated every day to refine his Qi, achieving the purpose of being pure and inaction. In the two years since the city was built, there was never a single death sentence in the city.”

I don't know what these things have to do with Zhubaipi Dao, but since Marquis Wen said so, there must be a connection.At this moment, Marquis Wen paused again, and I unconsciously asked: "Why?" "Legalism advocates cleanliness and inaction. At the beginning, it was not divided into two schools: Qingxu Tuna and Shangqing Danding, but the Inner Alchemy School and the Outer Alchemy School. However, the two schools are still similar, and they are not in the same situation as they are today. At that time, the two schools were the same. There is a great precept, that is, not to kill."

The rule of law prohibits killing?I was taken aback.Ye Tai, a medical officer who was born in the legal system, can do it, but it is impossible for someone like Zhang Longyou to enlist in the army without killing.I said, "Is there no such thing now?" Marquis Wen smiled slightly and said, "You can read this book yourself." I took the book and looked at the paragraph Wenhou pointed to.That paragraph is about the reason for the division of legal system into sects. It turns out that the separation of Qingxu Tuna and Shangqing Danding began with Li Sijin. At that time, Li Sijin was the lord of Xijing City. When building the city, a group of bandits passed through Xijing City.The number of this team of rogues is only a few dozen, but there are 20,000 troops stationed in Xijing City, so there is absolutely no serious problem.However, this team of rogues has also experienced hundreds of battles, but the garrison in Xijing City has greatly reduced their combat power because of the lack of training by the general, and they are rigid in "not killing". , Passing through the city, even the 20,000 garrison could not stop them, and finally ran away, losing half of their own, but beheaded hundreds of imperial troops and thousands of city residents, and many houses in the city were burned.This incident greatly shocked Li Sijin. A brave general with great reputation, with absolute advantage, could not win against a mob of dozens of people. The loss was so great that the whole province of Qamdo was in an uproar, thinking that Li Sijin was a mediocre and incompetent .Also because of Li Sijin's rule of inaction, there was a verbal dispute over whether Li Sijin was suitable to be the lord of Xijing City again, and even the legal system was involved.Because Li Sijin was partial to the Inner Alchemy faction, the Inner Alchemy faction insisted that Li Sijin was not wrong, it was only the responsibility of the army, while the Outer Alchemy faction said that Li Sijin's blind tolerance caused this catastrophe.The two factions became more and more deadlocked, and finally those who ruled the law even took up the sword and decided to use force to decide right or wrong. After this incident, Li Sijin closed his door and meditated for a few days, and ordered people to gather refined iron to cast this Baipi knife, engraved this eight-character inscription on it, and reminded himself from time to time.I know that after Li Sijin reorganized the army, he did not refuse to kill this. It seems that Li Sijin finally gave up the unrealistic creed of legal system. After reading this paragraph, I raised my head and saw Marquis Wen looking at me.I returned the book to him, silently, Wen Hou said: "How do you think you compare with Li Sijin?" "The end will be far worse." "Wrong." Marquis Wen smiled, "The difference between the ancients and the present is that the ancients have gone, but we are still moving forward. Maybe Li Sijin is still standing in front of you now, but one day, you might You will catch up with him. But if you don't want to go any further, it will be far worse." I trembled all over, and said, "It's...is it?" "Don't think that you are just an insignificant figure, the world is in your hands, as long as you want it!" Marquis Wen stretched out his hand to me and made a fist.His hands are not thick, they are well maintained, white and smooth, but this fist seems to have great strength.Almost in awe, I looked at his fist and murmured, "But, but can I really?" Marquis Wen patted my shoulder and said, "Yes!" His words were decisive, which also gave me a little more confidence.I raised my head and said in a low voice, "My lord, I'm sorry." "Don't say that, Chu Xiuhong." Marquis Wen smiled and sat down again, "By the way, the princess's funeral will be held tomorrow, you go with me." I was startled, and said: "But, King An Le said..." The little prince told me that King An Le hated me so much that he wanted to kill me to thank the princess, if I appeared at the princess's funeral, maybe he would really kill me.Marquis Wen shook his head, and said: "Although King Anle is not a great person, he still has some sense of propriety. Don't be afraid. Tomorrow, you have to behave in extreme pain and let him see. Losing the princess will be the last thing you want to do." You should be the one who is sad." "yes." I agreed with my mouth, but I couldn't help feeling a little unhappy in my heart.To be honest, although I will not be more sad than An Le Wang for the death of the princess, I am still very sad.Marquis Wen's words seemed to be asking me to pretend to be sad, which made me very uncomfortable.Marquis Wen didn't notice my reaction, but said: "Tomorrow's funeral, most of the clan will come. As long as King An Le admits that the princess will be buried as your wife, that's enough, so you must go." "Yes." That's all I have to say.I just feel chills in my heart, no matter how Wen Hou appreciates me or treats me like a son, but in his heart, I am far inferior to Zhen Yining. To him, I will always be just a thing tools. The princess was buried in the clan cemetery.The clan cemetery is also in Xishan, not far from the Monument of Monument and the Monument of Loyalty to the Country. The tomb site of King Anle has already been selected. King Anle’s main family died early, and the cemetery of King Anle was left nearby. Unexpectedly, it was the princess who first attached it. burial. Today is a cloudy day, sporadic and rainy. Although it is summer, the weather is a bit chilly.Looking from a distance, the two huge monuments stand on top of the mountain, like two silent giants.I stood behind Marquis Wen, wearing a black battle robe.The imperial mourning clothes are black, and this black robe was made for me by the order of Marquis Wen.Before King An Le came, the crown prince came first, and his face was also sad, which made him less frivolous than before, and more dignified.As soon as I saw him, I could hardly resist asking him about her.After the battle between Dong Gong and Lu Gongxing, I don't know what happened to her. Fortunately, I knew that if I really asked, it would be extremely bad, so I swallowed the words. How do I feel about the princess?I really can't tell.Do you love her?There are some, maybe more of respect.Her strategic vision is far above others, and compared with Wenhou, she seems to be superior.But her death was too worthless. If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't have come out alone. When I was in the military academy, some romantic figures would talk about women. Even in a dangerous place like Gaojiu City, Jin Qianshi of the Dragon Scale Army's eyes lit up when he mentioned women.Jin Qianshi once said that women are the weirdest, if she doesn't really love you, then they are too smart to believe.But if she falls in love with you, even if she says that the sun rises from the west, it must be a miracle that the sun does rise from the west. Princess, you were stupid only once, but you even lost your own life, what a fool.I thought, but my eyes were wet, and tears had already wet the eye sockets. "Chu Xiuhong, King An Le is here, follow me." Marquis Wen spoke softly beside me, I hastily wiped away the tears from my eyes, and looked intently.A group of people was walking slowly, the first was a scarlet coffin carried by eight people.The coffin was so big that the bearers wobbled a little when they walked. Although I told myself to be strong, when I saw this coffin, I couldn't help crying again. Marquis Wen and the prince greeted him on foot.Behind the coffin are King Anle and the little prince, followed by several women in mourning clothes, probably the concubines of King Anle.I remember the princess told me that her biological mother had passed away, but those concubines were crying with tears and snot, as if they were the most sad. The prince walked to the car, stretched out his hand to support An Le Wang who was about to get off the car, and said, "Uncle, be careful." King An Le nodded.I haven't seen him these days, he has aged a lot all of a sudden, I saw the little prince saw me, his eyes were a little panicked.King An Le got out of the car and staggered, Marquis Wen hurriedly went up to him to support him, saying: "Your Majesty, please forgive me." King An Le wiped away the tears from his eyes, and said: "Marquis Zhen, the worst thing in the world is when a white-headed man gives a black-headed man." Marquis Wen also wiped his eyes, and said: "My lord, you can't be resurrected after death, and the palm of your hand will surely ascend to the kingdom of heaven. I hope your lord will put state affairs first." He turned his head and looked at me and said, "Come on, General Chu, come here!" I met Ling Yue." A murderous look suddenly flashed in King An Le's eyes.He looked very ordinary, but his gaze was extremely fierce. I walked up to him, knelt down and said, "My lord, the last general will be polite." I saw King Anle's hand resting on the waist knife, his knuckles were turning white, he must be thinking whether he should chop me up in public.Although I knew that it was not impossible for King An Le to kill me, I still knelt down in front of him.Not for anything, just for the princess.Anyway, I failed to protect the princess, that is my responsibility. The little prince suddenly rushed over, hugged me, and cried: "General Chu, you are here! My sister always called you before she died." He cried softly, but whispered in my ear: " Cry now." Although I have the care of the little prince, I can't cry now.I helped him up and said, "His Royal Highness, please get up. I failed to protect the princess well, and I deserve all the punishment." The little prince's face also changed a little, maybe he couldn't figure out why I didn't take my life seriously.I gently pushed him away, looked up at King An Le, and said: "My lord, the final general is incompetent, causing the princess's jade to be broken into the hands of bandits. This crime is beyond death, please deal with it." As soon as I said this, Marquis Wen's face changed, and I knew he must be annoyed that I didn't listen to his arrangement.I also know that if I behave in extreme pain, King An Le may forgive me at this time, but I am not an actor, and the pain is not for others to see. King An Le was also stunned, and after a while he said: "Since you are waiting to say so, then I will fulfill you." He stretched out his hand and pulled out the waist knife, the little prince exclaimed: "Father!" King An Le shouted: "Stand back! But the little prince was still relentless, standing between me and King An Le, and shouted: "Father, my sister said, don't blame General Chu. Father, if you kill General Chu, my sister will not be happy under the nine springs." of." The little prince's voice was full of tears, King Anle's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. I sighed and said, "Little Highness, you don't need to say more. You deserve it." King An Le looked at it, and suddenly heaved a long sigh, and said, "General Chu, get up." A gleam of joy flashed across the face of the little prince, and he said, "Father, have you forgiven General Chu?" King An Le didn't answer him, but just took a step forward, pushed the little prince aside, and said, "General Chu, is this what you really mean?" I said: "The princess died because of me, and the end will be in great pain. If the prince wants to kill me, the end will not dare to say more." King An Le suddenly shouted: "Then you die!" He suddenly pushed the little prince away.Although the little prince is very tall, he is still a child after all. King Anle pushed him staggeringly, and the knife in his hand flashed and struck my forehead. King An Le still wants to kill me!My heart sank, but I didn't move.If I was killed by King An Le, I would be worthy of the princess.When the knife hit my eyes, I couldn't help closing my eyes, waiting for death to come, only the scream of the little prince and the voice of Marquis Wen: "My lord!" King An Le sighed again, and said, "Xiao Yin won't be happy if I kill you." He put the waist knife back into its sheath, and suddenly shouted: "Chu Xiuhong, carry the coffin for me!" When they arrived at the tomb, they put down the coffin, where there was already a line of royals in robes surrounding the pit.The Shangqing Danding Sect and the Qingxu Tuna Sect came from the same school, although their majors are different, but Bu Lingtang's practices are exactly the same, these people don't know which school they belong to, most of them belong to the Qingxu Tuna Sect.Holding a small bell in their hands, they walked slowly in a circle, and suddenly flashed to the two sides, revealing an incense table, in front of which was a monk with a crown and long robes. This is the true son! Now in the middle of the court, the Qingxu Tuna Sect is gaining power, and the Shangqing Danding Sect is being squeezed out. The emperor trusts Yuxinzi, the suzerain of the Qingxu Tuna Sect. Compared with Yu Xinzi, he seldom showed up, and Yu Xinzi was responsible for any important religious affairs. Unexpectedly, the princess's funeral was called Shangqing Danding School. Zhen Guizi recited scriptures, and danced up and down with a wooden sword in his hand.I remember Zhang Longyou said that Fatong is a double cultivator of sword and alchemy. Although their swordsmanship is not suitable for stabbing immediately, they are very powerful when stepping down. The ugly and ugly swordsman I have met several times seems to be from Shangqing The Danding sect only focuses on practicing the side branch of the sword.Although Zhen Guizi is not fighting with others now, he can see that the sword is powerful and his hands are as firm as a rock. If he is used in actual combat, he must be a master, and his movements are vaguely similar to those ugly swordsmen. I was stunned, when Zhen Guizi suddenly let out a clear whistle, and pointed the middle and middle fingers of his left hand together towards the tip of the sword, a spark burst out from the tip of the sword, his right hand trembled slightly, and the candles on the incense table were blown away ignite.It was his drink that brought me back to my senses, and my heart felt another burst of pain.This is the princess's funeral. At this time, I was actually too distracted to think about whether the sword is good or not. Could it be that the princess is not that important to me? Thinking of this, my heart hurts even more, like being stabbed by a small knife and twisted.The princess is sincere to me, but I am just drifting with the tide, and I have lost her affection. Light yellow clothes, snow-white fingers, the sound of a pipa shattering pearls and jade... My heart has already been given to her, even if I don't know why.I sneaked a glance at the prince who was standing next to King An Le, the prince was not as frivolous as usual at this time, and there was an indescribable loneliness in his eyes.Although he has a lot of newborn siblings, perhaps only the princess and the little prince are the ones who make him really feel like brothers and sisters. At this moment, this prince, whom I have always looked down upon, also seemed to glow with a strange brilliance. After the ceremony is done, it's time to bury the coffin. I put the coffin into the pit with a few servants.When the heavy coffin was pressed against the soil at the bottom of the pit, the little prince suddenly burst into tears.He knelt by the pit, grabbed a handful of soil and sprinkled it in, crying, "Sister, you go." After the funeral, King An Le could barely stand up, several attendants helped him into the car, and the little prince followed.I followed them, and the little prince took another look at the new grave before getting into the car, and suddenly said: "General Chu, will you marry someone else in the future?" I was stunned, and the little prince had already whispered: "If you dare to marry someone else, then I will definitely not forgive you!" I felt a bitterness in my heart.Although he was threatening me, I didn't blame him, I just nodded and said, "Okay." Maybe, I really won't fall in love with someone again, I have lost too much. After King An Le left, the prince also got into the chariot and left.Marquis Wen walked up to me and said, "Chu Xiuhong, let's go too." I looked back and said, "Wait a minute, I want to see the princess' grave again." Such words are already very rude, but Marquis Wen was not angry, but said indifferently: "That's fine." I walked to this grave and looked at the tombstone.There are a few words written on the tombstone, summarizing the short life of the princess.In her life, she couldn't tell any earth-shattering stories, just two or three lines of words explained everything. "Don't think too much about it." Marquis Wen put his hands on my shoulders, "Everything is over." The mourners left one after another.Because the deceased was only a princess, most of the ministers didn't come, and only some clans came. Princess Tang and Pu Anli also came. At this time, Princess Tang was scolding the groom loudly, and she didn't know why she was losing her temper.I nodded silently, but my heart was so empty. I said, "My lord, let's go back." Sitting in the car, Marquis Wen didn't know why, he didn't say a word, and he didn't know what he was thinking.When I entered the west gate, I couldn't bear it anymore and said: "My lord, the last general didn't listen to you again." Marquis Wen sighed and said, "Forget it, you really look like Yining in this respect." Zhen Yining was unwilling to follow Marquis Wen's arrangement. Ever since Marquis Wen asked him to marry Princess Tang, he had been constantly disobeying Marquis Wen's arrangement. Otherwise, in his capacity, Marquis Wen would not have let him go to the front line to charge into battle. of.When it comes to Zhen Yining, I can't say anything.Compared with Zhen Yining, I am really far behind. The car stopped at the gate of the military academy, I bid farewell to Marquis Wen, got out of the car, and was about to walk to my residence when Marquis Wen suddenly said: "Chu Xiuhong, don't think about it, the snake people have not been wiped out yet, your mission is still there." Heavy." I turned my head, saluted again, and watched Marquis Wen's carriage disappear around the corner.After this defeat, the snake man was greatly injured, although he still retained considerable strength, but Wen Hou's words were too heavy.If I hadn't been worrying too much, he would have said this almost as if we had just suffered a big defeat, rather than we were chasing the fleeing snake man. When I got to the door and was opening the door to go in, I suddenly felt a shiver in my body. There are people in the house!Relying on the intuition honed on the battlefield, I felt a strange feeling.I gently pulled out the Baipi knife, stood sideways to the door, unlocked it, and pushed the door.If someone inside wants to plot against me, he will definitely kill me with a knife.After dodging this knife, my Baipi knife will counterattack with a thunderous momentum. However, no one in the room plotted against me. Someone gave a soft "chi" smile and said, "General Chu, you have made some progress." As soon as I heard this voice, I immediately felt relieved.This is Shao Fengguan's voice. In fact, I should also know that this is the second time he has done this. The last time he was dismissed by Marquis Wen and returned the sword and horse to me, he also did not lock the door and entered the house.I put the Baipi Knife into the scabbard, and said with a smile, "General Shao, if you are not a general, you will be a thief." Last time Shao Fengguan's body was covered with scars and he looked very embarrassed, but this time he was dressed neatly, but just like last time, he took a small wine jug and was drinking by himself.I sat in front of him, pushed the wooden door open, sat down, and said, "General Shao, why are you back?" With a hint of cunning in Shao Fengguan's eyes, he poured me a glass of wine and pushed it to me, "Guess what." My heart skipped a beat, and I said, "Is it not going to be good for the war?" Shao Fengguan smiled lightly: "It's so smart, we suffered a defeat. This time it was not intentional, but a real defeat. Come with me, and I will show you something." I said, "Okay, I'll go lead the horse." Shao Feng said: "No need, your flying feathers are too eye-catching, I have already arranged the carriage." He walked to the door, looked out, and said, "Come with me." I was a little uneasy, and followed behind him and said, "What are you going to show me?" "You'll know when we get there." He walked forward quickly.Classes are being held in the military academy now, but it is very clean here.Although I am still a teacher in the military academy in name, since I have to command the vanguard battalion, most of the teaching is done by Hu Tao. Now that I am a general, I will probably have my own mansion soon.I followed Shao Fengguan through the corner, he whistled, a carriage suddenly drove out from a fork, and the driver was Zhuge Fang. Shao Fengguan turned his head and said, "General Chu, come up." I followed him into the car, and the curtains inside were also lowered, and it was pitch black.I said, "General Shao, what are you worried about?" Shao Feng said: "It's nothing, just be prepared. Ah Fang, no one is paying attention, right?" Zhuge Fang said: "No." "That's good, let's go." The car shook and started, I felt more and more uneasy, and whispered: "General Shao, where are you going?" "South of the city." In the past, the Pingning Escort Bureau opened by Shao Fengguan was in the south of the city, and I said, "Are you going to your Escort Bureau?" Shao Feng nodded his head: "That's right. But the Escort Bureau has been closed for a long time, and now only a few former guys are taking care of it." I became more and more curious, but I just couldn't figure out what Shao Fengguan wanted me to see, and how to make it so mysterious.The car drove unhurriedly, and the noise of pedestrians on the road could be heard along the way. After the crisis was resolved, the imperial capital almost immediately returned to its former prosperity, and there were more and more people doing business every day.It was very dark in the car, Shao Fengguan was sitting cross-legged, not knowing what he was thinking, I said, "What exactly do you want me to see?" Shao Fengguan sighed and said, "I want to show you someone." My heart skipped a beat.For some reason, I thought of her, did Shao Fengguan steal her out of the East Palace and give it to me?If he did, it would be a great treason, but I would give up everything and do it.I asked anxiously, "Is it a woman?" Shao Fengguan raised his head and looked at me, with surprise in his eyes and a bit of kind ridicule: "So you are quite normal, hehe, I thought you didn't like women." I blushed, knowing that my wild thoughts were too limitless, so I let him guess, but said: "Who the hell?" "Let's talk about it when we get there." He stopped talking, and I couldn't ask any more questions.The car turned around and turned suddenly, and suddenly stopped, Zhuge Fang opened the door and said, "General Shao, we're here, there's nothing unusual outside." Shao Fengguan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Come on." The plaque of the Pingning Escort has been taken down, and the door is closed tightly. He pushed the door open and walked in. I quickly followed him in.Although he knew that he would know it soon, he was still thinking about it.Who does Shao Fengguan want me to see?Could it be Zhen Yining? I was shocked.It would be great if Zhen Yining didn't die.At this time, Shao Fengguan came to an inner room, stretched out his hand and opened the door, I rushed forward and entered the room first. The room is very small, just a bed and a small table.There was a curtain on the bed, I almost rushed to the bed and opened the curtain.My hands trembled a little when I raised the curtain, and the mystery would be solved in a moment.But when I lifted the curtain, I was taken aback. There was indeed a person lying on the bed, this person was covered in wounds, tightly packed, only half of his face was exposed, but it was definitely not Zhen Yining, I racked my brains and couldn't remember that I knew this person.This man was sleeping, I stared blankly at him, wondering what Shao Fengguan meant by asking me to come and see him. Shao Fengguan walked up to me, and I said, "General Shao, who is he?" Shao Feng said: "His name is Gu Xuan, and he is a soldier of the Fire Legion." I was startled again.The Fire Legion, that is Bi Wei's army, Bi Wei chased the Snakeman and took out the Fire Legion, Gu Xuan must have been injured.But what is Shao Fengguan doing so mysteriously?I said, "What's the matter?" Shao Fengguan didn't answer me, bent down, patted that Gu Xuan lightly, and said, "Gu Xuan, wake up." This Gu Xuan opened his eyes in a daze. When he saw me, he was taken aback and shouted, "Who are you? Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" Shao Fengguan said softly: "Don't be afraid, he is General Chu." Gu Xuandao: "I remember, you are Chu Xiuhong!" I am already a close confidant of Marquis Wen, and the Fire Legion was originally expanded from the team of Marquis Wen's army. It is not surprising that he recognizes me, but this Gu Xuan recognizes me. After leaving me, I was still terrified, and I don't know why.  Shao Fengguan said: "Don't be afraid, General Chu will not report to Lord Wenhou, please tell him your experience." Gu Xuan was still very panicked, looked me up and down for a while, and said, "Can you really trust him?" Shao Fengguan smiled bitterly: "I don't know. But I trust him, anyway, I don't think he is the kind of heartless person." I am a bit dumbfounded, Shao Fengguan saved my life, but these words don't seem to be a compliment to me.I said: "Gu Xuan, as long as you haven't done anything evil, you don't have to be afraid of me." Gu Xuan sized me up again, his eyes still full of doubts, after a long while, Fang said: "General Shao, can I talk to him?" Shao Fengguan said: "Nonsense, only General Chu can save your life, go ahead." Gu Xuan thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Well, anyway, my life was chosen." He tried to sit up, but frowned, as if his body was in pain, I supported him and said, "Slow down!" Slow down." Shao Fengguan pulled a chair over and said, "Sit down, his speech is very long." When we were all seated, Gu Xuan said: "General Chu, I am a soldier of the third team of the Fire Legion, under the command of General Bi Wei. In April this year, General Bi Wei secretly summoned ten of us to Wenhou Mansion to discuss ..." "April?" I interrupted him.In April, I had just returned from training in Xiongguan City, and the Snake Man was about to lay siege to the imperial capital, so Marquis Wen's minefields must have been laid at this time.Gu Xuandao: "Yes, it was April. At that time, the Snake Man had just broken Beining City, and General Tu Fang's army was defeated. The people in the city were panicked, and we didn't know what to do. At this time, we were suddenly summoned by Lord Wenhou, We were all very surprised and very happy.” When he said this, he coughed twice, Shao Fengguan took a cup of tea and said: "Take a sip, and talk slowly." Gu Xuan took a sip from the teacup and said, "Wenhou summoned us in the secret room. We swore that we would never leak the news, and we were given a mission to ambush outside the south gate." My heart skipped a beat.Although Gu Xuan only opened the door, I already had a vague idea of ​​Marquis Wen's strategy.I took the lead and said, "Ambush underground?" Both Gu Xuan and Shao Fengguan were shocked, Gu Xuan said in surprise: "Do you know? You..." Shao Fengguan said: "General Chu, your mind is really quick, you guessed it right away." No wonder the minefields erupted at the same time. It turned out that they were not ignited with fuses, but with people!I was stunned, and said: "It turned out that a hole was dug in the ground, and you were asked to ambush in it. Could it be that you have been ambush underground for more than a month?" Gu Xuan nodded, and I said in surprise: "Impossible! For more than a month, what do you eat? Where are you pulling? And wouldn't the snake man find the entrance of the cave?" The snake man besieged the city for more than a month.For more than a month, Gu Xuan and the others were covered with snakes. It is almost impossible to say that not even one of the ten Tibetans' caves has been discovered.Unexpectedly, Gu Xuandao: "I won't find out." "why?" "Because this matter is extremely confidential, Marquis Wen only dug ten holes, and put a month's worth of dry food and water in them. As soon as we entered, the exit was sealed. Except for a few ventilation holes, there was no hole at all. Wen Hou also said that once the snake people are repelled, they will dig us out." I was horrified to hear that.How much perseverance is required for a living person to be buried underground for more than a month!This time the siege of the snake people was lifted, the credit of these ten people should be the greatest, no matter what the reward is, it is not too much.I couldn't help being awed, and said, "General Gu, it was your hard work that saved the empire, and this credit can be ranked first." As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I knew immediately that I was wrong.After the war, I was rewarded for meritorious deeds, and I was also named a partial general, but from the beginning to the end, Marquis Wen never mentioned that there were such ten people!Sure enough, Gu Xuan just smiled coldly, and said: "Credit? What else is there? I didn't know we were all deceived until the explosion happened! Originally, Marquis Wen said that our cave would be fine, and the gunpowder was buried elsewhere. , but when it was fried, I found that the gunpowder and oil were right next to the cave!" 我不禁呻吟起来，仿佛看到了黑暗中，被火药爆炸时冲击，泥土被炸得纷飞时的情景，一时间竟连气都喘不上来。顾宣也在呻吟着，他的脸上虽然包着纱布，眼神中却流露出难忍的恐惧和痛苦。好容易我才平静下来，道：“后来呢？” 顾宣苦笑道：“那时我吓得魂不附体，什么都不知道了，只知道往上刨着。虽然知道出来也是个死，可总比活活埋在土里憋死要好一点。我的运气很好，开始的一震将头顶的泥土全都震塌了，竟然被我死命爬出了土层。一出来，便看见四周都是火，那时我的心都凉了，被火烧死和被土埋死，其实也差不多啊。” "and after?" “后来？”顾宣又是冷冷一笑，“本来我也只道自己是死定了，已经不打算再要这条命，突然间天上下起了雨。我没想到还能绝处逢生，可还没来得及高兴，马上被一群烧得焦头烂额的蛇人围住了。那些蛇人正在拼命向后逃跑，正好有一辆车经过我。大概我下半身还埋在土里，身上又糊满了泥土，它们以为我也是蛇人，其中一个竟然将我拉上了车。” 我皱了皱眉，喝道：“不可能！它们发现你时会以为你是蛇人，可一上车后，难道还不会发现么？” 顾宣道：“自然马上发现了，有个蛇人立刻要杀了我，但其中一个蛇人却制住了它们。开始我也不知道这蛇人是什么用意，只能被它们俘去，后来才知道，那个蛇人想从我嘴里问出这地雷阵究竟是如何发动的。” 我沉思着道：“它真的打这样的主意？” 顾宣道：“是的，它后来还来问过我。对了，它还告诉我，它的名字叫木昆。” “木昆！”去年我赴援东平城时，为了换回二太子，蛇人派来的使者就是这个木昆。那时木昆的睿智就让我吃惊，它的谈吐和态度和一个人没什么两样，没想到这个蛇人也参与了围攻帝都。邵风观道：“你总该信了吧？我本来也不相信。” 我本来还有点怀疑顾宣的话，此时却已坚信不疑了。顾宣没去过东平城，除非这一席话是邵风观教他的，否则他根本不可能知道木昆这个名字。我道：“顾将军，你可受了不少苦。可脱险后为什么不报告文侯大人？” 顾宣道：“在蛇人中倒是没受太多的苦，那个木昆要问我，我已抱定必死之心，一个字都不告诉他。毕将军率军攻破了北宁城，蛇人继续南逃，这次那个木昆也带不了我们了，扔下我们自己逃走。那时我才长舒一口气，只道自己九死一生，总算保住了一条性命。” 我道：“只道？这是什么意思？” 顾宣冷笑道：“我是被邵将军发现的。到了这时我才知道，原来除了我，还有郁继荣也活了下来。” 我一怔，马上就想到了那郁继荣定是另一个埋伏在地下洞穴中的士兵。邵风观在一边轻声道：“那个郁继荣是另一个脱险的士兵，是毕炜先行发现的。我发现了他后，见他身上被包扎着，还只道是卖身投靠蛇人的败类，听他说到木昆我才算有点相信，正想向毕炜和邓沧澜报告，正好看见毕炜在处斩郁继荣。” 这时顾宣突然大叫了一声，身上的纱布登时殷红一片。