"Your Majesty, are you worrying too much? Judging from past experience, Zuo Liangyu is no match for Mianhou. This can be confirmed from Zuo Liangyu's desperate escape."
"As for Mianhou's defeat this time, he was just in a hurry to go north and fell into Zuo Liangyu's scheme without paying attention. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much."
Li Guo saw that Li Zicheng had been frowning and looking at Kun Yutu since he came to his tent, with anger hidden in his brows. He was afraid that Li Zicheng would be angry with Yuan Zongdi, so he carefully advised him.
Hearing this, Li Zicheng raised his head and glanced at Li Guo, shook his head and said, "Bo County...Brother Guo'er, don't underestimate Zuo Liangyu."
"If you think about it, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao and others who fought with us either died in the battle or were killed. Only Zuo Liangyu not only survived, but also became more and more powerful. You should know this person not simple."
"Furthermore, Yuan Zongdi's 100,000 men this time are all elites. If it were Zuo Liangyu in the past, no matter what strategies he used, he would never be able to let Yuan Zongdi lose nearly 10,000 people, so there must be some inside story on this matter!"
Li Guo couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he saw that Li Zicheng suddenly changed his name to him, and there was a hint of warmth on his face.
Then he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Mianhou had been ambushed many times before, but he was easily dismissed by Mianhou."
"Only this time is a little special, because a team of nearly ten thousand people suddenly appeared from Zuo Liangyu's ambush, which is completely different from Zuo Liangyu's previous fighting style."
"Not only are they not afraid of death, but their fighting methods are also extremely strange. Mianhou lost some troops because he was not paying attention. Do you think it will..."
"What, Zuo Liangyu has an elite force of nearly ten thousand people, how come I don't know about this?"
Li Zicheng interrupted Li Guo and asked in surprise.
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Li Guo's face, and then he whispered: "This matter has not been confirmed yet, and Marquis Mian was afraid that His Majesty would misunderstand him and shirk responsibility, so he did not mention this matter in the battle report."
Li Zicheng heard this and said dissatisfiedly: "Then how did you know about this? Yuan Zongdi's people told you in private?"
When Li Guo saw Li Zicheng's look of surprise and suspicion, the previous warmth was gone, and he couldn't help but regret in his heart, and was stunned for a moment.
When Li Zicheng saw that he was silent, although the anger in his heart was raging, he still suppressed it and said as calmly as possible: "Brother Guo'er, I'm not doubting you, but this matter is of great importance. If we can't figure it out, I'm afraid we will have trouble in the future. Big loss!"
Li Guo is also a person who understands the general situation. He was just temporarily disappointed and did not answer Li Zicheng in time.
When he heard this, he said respectfully as before: "It was not that Marquis Mian told the general in private, but that the general thought it was strange and went to ask the messenger for details in private. He accidentally mentioned it, and the general was Know."
Li Zicheng frowned and said: "Since you have doubts, why didn't you mention it at that time and instead inquired privately? Don't you even believe me, don't you believe...your Brother Zao'er?"
When Li Guo heard the words "Brother Zao'er", he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Then he knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, it's not that I am deliberately deceiving you. It's because you are too majestic. General..."
"Brother Guo'er, what are you talking about? Although you are nominally my nephew, I have always treated you as a brother. I have told you many times that if something unexpected happens to me, you will be the emperor of Dashun. You How could you be so confused!"
Li Zicheng interrupted Li Guo loudly before he could finish his words.
Although Li Zicheng's face was full of anger at this moment, Li Guo was very happy because Li Zicheng had not reprimanded him like this for a long time.
It turns out that Li Guo's father passed away just two months after he was born.
His grandfather Li Shouzhong thought that he would kill his son as soon as he was born, so he named him Guo, with the word "Guo" to make up for it.
When Li Guo was three years old, his mother could no longer bear poverty and abandoned Li Guo to marry someone else. Li Guo was raised by Li Zicheng's parents.
However, although Li Guo was Li Zicheng's nephew, he was only four months younger than Li Zicheng.
In addition, they have lived together and practiced martial arts since childhood, so they are called uncles and nephews, but in fact they are more like brothers. They are called "Brother Guo'er" and "Brother Zao'er" all day long.
Later, Li Zicheng was forced to join the army, and Li Guo followed him everywhere.
Because of the family relationship between the two, Li Zicheng was very affectionate towards Li Guo, who was both his brother and nephew.
Of course, for Li Zicheng, who did not have much education, the so-called kindness did not mean being warm and caring, but being scolded and beaten regardless of Li Guo when he made a mistake.
Sometimes it is not Li Guo's fault, but Li Zi becomes a frightened general, and they will attack him.
Although Li Guo's body hurt after being punished, his heart was warm.
Because he knew that Li Zicheng treated him like one of his own.
But since Li Zicheng came to the throne, this situation has never happened again.
Although Li Zicheng still treated him differently from others, and had privately said many times that he wanted to pass the throne to him, he felt that he was getting further and further away from Li Zicheng, and he no longer dared to speak out his inner words as easily as before.
Until this moment when he once again heard the familiar yet unfamiliar words "Brother Zao'er" and received a warm rebuke, his throbbing and restless heart suddenly became warm again.
He bent his knees and moved forward, hugged Li Zicheng's thigh, and said excitedly: "Brother Zao'er, it was my fault. I will never dare to do it again..."
When Li Zicheng saw tears looming in Li Guo's eyes, he felt filled with emotion.
In fact, since the failure of the siege of the capital, Li Zicheng has been thinking and even doubting whether he had done something wrong before.
But if he was asked to put aside his identity and call everyone brothers like before, he would still be unwilling to do so.
Especially when he saw the unruly Liu Zongmin kneeling in front of him, he felt particularly satisfied and proud.
So although he has noticed that there is a problem with the way he gets along with others, he is still reluctant to change.
The reason why Li Zicheng suddenly changed his name to "Brother Guo'er" just now was not because he had figured it out and decided to change his attitude.
However, he considered that he only brought a thousand mysterious cavalry with him this time, and there might be hidden dangers in terms of safety.
In addition, Li Guo was now the strongest among the generals and needed to rely on Li Guo, so he deliberately tried to win over him. Unexpectedly, he inspired Li Guo's true temperament.
Maybe Li Zicheng was really lonely, or maybe he was temporarily sad. In short, at this moment, his long-lasting family relationship was opened.
He gently held Li Guo's shoulders with his calloused hands and said affectionately: "Brother Guo'er, it's not your fault, it's Brother Zao'er's fault. Brother Zao'er..."
Listening to Li Zicheng's words, Li Guo felt warm in his heart, as if his disappeared brother Zao'er was back again.
For a time, two long-lost hearts seemed to be reunited again.
After Li Zicheng managed to untie Li Guo's knot, he realized that many of the battle reports he had seen in the past few years were just superficial, and he was shocked.
He said to Li Guo with emotion: "Brother Guo'er, it's fortunate that you reminded me, otherwise I would have made a big mistake. I will go down when I turn around..."
As he spoke, he suddenly stopped and hesitated for a while before continuing: "Brother Guo'er, tell Yuan Zong first when you come back."
"Just say that although I am the emperor, I am still their King Chuang. Let them speak out if anything happens in the future. I will never blame them."
Li Guo was in an excited mood at this time and did not notice Li Zicheng's hesitation. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Brother Zao'er, don't worry, I will definitely tell him."
After he finished speaking, he said hesitantly: "Brother Zao'er, can I call you this in private from now on?"
Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "You are my brother, of course you can."
When Li Guo heard this, his face was filled with joy, and he called "Brother Zao'er" several times like a child, as if he wanted to make up for all the regrets he had suffered over the years.
When Li Zicheng saw this, he smiled and responded to him. At the same time, he also understood in his heart that it was indeed wrong for him to treat everyone like this before, at least until he unified the world.
