As if it had become a habit, Chang Sheng sat on the lonely stone steps, watching the sunset sinking over the river, and then watching the darkness coming at the end of the sunset, dragging strange shadows one after another, coming like a rising tide, about to turn him upside down. submerged.
Chang Sheng lowered his head and silently retracted the cuff of the opened secret letter. After a long time, he raised his hand and rubbed his swollen eyes.
There have been a lot of things going on recently and he is a little tired. Having no choice but to focus on the whole of Beiyu, bad news came from several directions.
"Yan Pi, I won't go back to the study. You send someone to deliver a message for me. This move by the King of Western Shu is not just for probing. If it was just for probing, he should send out night owls and secret guards instead of such a big fanfare to scare the snakes. . Tell General Shentu and Military Advisor Liu that if things are uncertain, they should stay calm and investigate secretly first."
"Don't worry, little strategist... Little strategist, your eyes are dry, why don't you go and rest first." Yan Pi clasped his fists and said worriedly.
"I know, I'll be back as soon as I can."
Yan Pi sighed, nodded and left.
Chang Sheng raised his head again. As Yan Pi said, his eyes were no longer the bright stars they used to be. Instead, they had sunken eye sockets and tired eyes.
He raised his hand again and rubbed his eyes for a long time. Back then, when he was studying hard in the library and his eyes were aching, he could go to bed and fall asleep. But now, it seems to have become a long-cherished wish.
In the royal study room of the palace, there are still more than a dozen secret letters from the iron torture platform, waiting for him to read.
Lowering his hands to rub his eyes, Chang Sheng exhaled.
But at this moment, he slowly heard footsteps again, thinking it was Yan Pi leaving and returning, so he turned his head.
At the end of the setting sun, he could see clearly.
It was a girl, wearing a beautiful undershirt, walking slowly towards him.
When the girl stopped and put a big cloak on him. In that moment, both people were drowned in darkness at the same time.
"Jiang Xian." Chang Sheng showed a gentle smile.
"Little military advisor, it's windy and cold in the night, so please take care of yourself." After taking off her shirt, Jiang Xian picked up her skirt and sat next to Chang Sheng.
Her appearance is not very good-looking, but the heroic spirit overflowing from her eyebrows is enough to embarrass the pretty girls from the six states in the inner city.
"Don't be afraid when you return to Beiyu. The old aristocratic families will certainly gossip, but as long as the lord is here and I am here, they will prove your innocence for you."
"I'm not afraid." Jiang Xian shook her head, her eyes shining for a moment in the darkness.
Her life is almost completely different from that of other women. While those people were still learning female beauty, she was already holding a gun and dancing like a tiger in the yard.
"Your father and I have been friends for many years." Chang Sheng sighed, "I know from the bottom of your heart, you want to kill King Xu of Xishu, the lame man, and destroy the Xishu regime. But don't act too hastily, Xishu sees It seems not as good as Beiyu, but in fact, there are many things that Beiyu is not as good as Xishu."
"Military advisor, after being captured this time, I understand a lot. I understand."
"Very good." Chang Sheng looked pleased, "Unlike other ladies from aristocratic families, I always feel at ease when I see you. If you choose the latter between a female celebrity and a gun stick, there's no telling if a girl will come out of Beiyu in the future. Famous general."
Jiang Xian clasped her fists seriously and thanked her.
After a while, he lowered his hand hesitantly and took out a sachet from his arms. The embroidery is not very pretty, and the flowers on the surface of the bag are obviously a bit messy.
"Little, little military advisor... When I returned to Beiyu, it was the little military advisor who helped me and covered my robe. I knew that the little military advisor didn't like gold and silver, so I had a lot of hard work these days. I embroidered, embroidered a sachet, There is a god-awakening grass in the bag, which can help the little strategist get rid of fatigue."
"If you don't think it looks good, little military advisor, I'll learn from someone tomorrow and embroider it again."
Chang Shengwen lowered his head and took the sachet.
"Your hand holding the knife and stick embroidered the sachet for me. I am so happy."
Tie the sachet around your waist and you will always win and smile.
"If you have the intention, although the courtesy is light, the meaning is heavy. Jiang Xian, always thank you."
Jiang Xian seemed to have done something remarkable and smiled. She didn't say anything more or leave, so she followed Chang Sheng, and the two of them sat quietly on the stone steps. We raised our heads together, watching the dusk go by, watching the night come, and watching the thirty states in the world, the turbulent winds and clouds surging day and night.
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"Search--"
In the dark night of Changyang City, Chang Wei was riding a horse, his whole face illuminated by torches, looking extremely angry.
Although the siege and killing of King Sha Rong went smoothly, the big thief escaped and was missing for a while.
Chang Wei was very angry. This incident was a great shame to him. Forget it in normal times, poisoning and concealing a dagger are all unseemly tricks.
But now, someone assassinated the young master. He was very brave and went straight into the house to kill him, and finally ran away.
Chang Wei gritted his teeth. The Huwei camp in his headquarters had not rested for nearly two days, and both of them were exhausted.
Many old aristocratic families are also dissatisfied. This commotion almost turned the whole Changyang upside down.
The son of an aristocratic family who had something to do, frowned and tried to persuade him, but was slapped away by Chang Wei.
"Listen to my military order, no one should stop, search the whole city! Even if the land is turned over, I will dig out that grassland thief!"
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At this time, more than a hundred miles outside Changyang City, in a tenant farmer's house, three figures were silent and sitting under an oil lamp.
In the corner of the room, there were two or three corpses that had been dead for a long time.
"If the king wants to return to the grassland, he must pass through Hezhou. But Hezhou is the territory of Beiyu. It is almost unnecessary to think about it. It must be strictly guarded to prevent the king from returning to the grassland." Shenluzi was silent for a while and then spoke first.
"Just tell me, what should I do now?" Hao Lianzhan covered his face, his fingers filled with dried blood.
"Transfer to Fengxue Pass in Yanzhou and wait until we get out of Rouran Grassland."
"How about another disguise?"
"If the king's face moves again, I'm afraid he will be like me, killing people and taking their skins every two months."
Hao Lianzhan lowered his voice.
"Then I'll transfer to Yanzhou as you said."
"Your Majesty is wise, Yanzhou is not like Hezhou. Chang Xiaotang, the king of Northern Chongqing, only thought that it had been pacified and smashed my Rouran Royal Court, so he did not take too much precautions. Moreover, when I went to the Rouran grassland outside Yanzhou, I We can also recruit many Rouran people to escort the king back."
Hao Lianzhan raised his head and closed his eyes in pain.
This time when he entered the Central Plains, he was completely defeated. Regardless of whether it was Xishu or Beiyu, he did not gain anything.
Unless the army knocks at the gate and enters the Central Plains, he really doesn't want to come again.
