On April 22, the weather got hot. Qin Le jumped off his horse and handed the reins to the ten generals beside him, and walked into the Chinese army camp. When he was at the door, he paused and took a look at the big black flag erected outside the tent - it was the control flag for controlling three thousand people, with the word "Black Bird" written on it.
After entering the account, he saw Cao Wen, the commander of the Black Falcon Army, sitting in front of the case, staring at the map on the case without blinking, and said nothing for the time being. He walked aside, picked up the pot, poured a cup of herbal tea and drank it slowly. While drinking, he thought, what on earth is this person going to do?
Eight days ago, Chang Xiu fell seriously ill, and Li Boxen asked for help from the Linxi Army. Three days ago, the Black Hog Army originally stationed in Jinzhou was led by Cao Wen, went all the way north, and camped five miles away from Mengjiatun.
It is five miles away from Mengjiatun and five miles away from the Sui army camp outside Houcheng. On the day of arrival, Cao Wen led his troops to the village and met Li Boxen. The two sides exchanged some polite words, and then Cao Wen left on the grounds that he still had military affairs. The whole process only took half an hour.
From that day to now, he has never seen Li Boxen again, and has never conveyed the emperor's orders to himself and Wei Dongshan. This made Qin Le feel more and more weird, and he had to come to the camp to find out for himself.
I have been here several times in the past few days, but Cao Wen hesitated and said nothing. Today, Qin Le is gradually getting angry. He drank half of the herbal tea, squeezed the pottery cup in his hand, suddenly raised his hand, and threw it on the table in front of Cao Wen.
There was still half a cup of water, some of it was poured on the map, and some of it was poured on Cao Wen's face. Cao Wen was startled, leaned back, shook off the water on the map, then raised his hand to wipe his face, looked at Qin Le and said: "Oh, General Qin, you are here? What are you doing? "
Qin Le sneered: "General Cao, this is what I want to ask you. I handed the letter to your Majesty, saying that if Li Bochen is willing to surrender, your Majesty will assign you to lead the troops. But when you get here, you will not Tell me what your Majesty wants, and if you don't contact Li Boxen - the situation will change over time, and once the good situation is ruined, even if your Majesty is lenient, I will never spare you!"
Cao Wen smiled bitterly, stood up and took the handkerchief from the shelf nearby. He wiped his face and said, "Brother Qin, you are too impatient. Based on our friendship, I can tell you things in the past." Don’t you want to talk? Come on, sit down first and listen to me tell you——”
Qin Le was stunned: "Once upon a time? What do you mean?"
Cao Wen threw the handkerchief on the table and smiled: "I didn't say anything a few days ago because I didn't get your Majesty's confirmation. Today, your Majesty Jun's order has just arrived, and I planned to follow him later. You said it, but I’ve caught up with you. Then——”
He suddenly straightened his face and shouted: "Linxi Lord, Qin Le listens to the order!"
Qin Le hesitated for a moment, stood up straight, gave a military salute, and said in a deep voice: "Qin Le is here!"
Cao Wendao: "Your Majesty said: General Cao, when you arrive, tell Qin Le that he and Wei Dongshan have done a good job in this matter and have made great achievements. He is impatient. You are mature and calm, so ask him to take your opinion first." want."
He paused after saying this. After a while, Qin Le stared and said, "No more!?"
Cao Wenzhong laughed: "That's it, no more. But General Qin, with this warning, I can tell you other things - please sit down."
Qin Le frowned and stared at him for a while before slowly sitting down.
Cao Wen then said seriously: "It has been confirmed that Li Boxen is indeed not the spiritual master of Beichen. Your Majesty's people have found the child Chang Gaoyi was looking for. After a detailed investigation, they can confirm that the child is."
Qin Le couldn't help but straighten up: "Really!? What about now?"
"The child is dead. Logically speaking, the luck should fall on someone else. But your Majesty said that the child left something behind, which may be related to the inheritance of luck. He asked you and me to check this place carefully to see if that thing was previously used. Chang Gaoyi brought Li Boxen here."
Qin Le was stunned when he heard this and said, "Didn't your Majesty say what it was?"
Cao Wen smiled: "Even if I say it, do you dare to listen? There is always a secret in the Wang surname's luck inheritance. It's okay if we know it. But Brother Qin, you told me before that something was wrong with Li Bochen. Did you notice something?"
Qin Le thought for a while and hummed: "General Cao, if what is wrong involves the inheritance of luck, then do you dare to listen to me?"
Cao Wendao: "Brother Qin, are you still angry with me? I also think that brother Qin, your talent is better than mine, but Jun ordered you and me to serve as master and assistant, and there is nothing I can do about it. Even if brother Qin is dissatisfied, It’s best to wait until this matter is settled before telling you.”
Qin Le snorted: "How dare I have any dissatisfaction? Since it is your Majesty's wish - then everything in Mengjiatun will be handed over to General Cao. However, even if Li Bochen is not the Spiritual Master of Beichen, he still plays a very important role at the moment. A character. What do you mean if you haven't seen him for several days?"
Cao Wen smiled and said: "Brother Qin, do you think he is important? I don't think so."
"Since this man has been granted the title of Marquis of Wuwei, he is a member of your Majesty. You think he also has the surname Li now and has a noble status, but think about it again, he is only noble here. We are leaving. We have gone somewhere else, where can there be any dignity or importance?"
Qin Le was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
Cao Wendao: "You said before that Li Boxen promised to ask us to garrison here and he would provide supplies. But I thought about it and felt that this was inappropriate - since Mengjiatun is under our protection, there is no need for two Master."
"A few days later, the Sui army arrived, so we took this opportunity to ask him to hand over all the power in his hands. If he can also hand over the things related to the inheritance of luck, then he can naturally enjoy wealth and honor, which is the best result. Otherwise, he won't. , I'm afraid I have to use force. So these days, I actually have no interest in it, I'm just too lazy to meet him."
Qin Le said: "You want to call him a puppet?"
He sneered again: "General Cao, Li Bochen was also a general who commanded the army in the past. To tell you the truth, I think he is a useful talent. When I told the king, I wanted to recruit him, not like you. Blackmail. And have you ever thought about it, if you really do this and he turns his face in anger, what will we do?"
Cao Wen said with a smile: "He has only thirty soldiers and a thousand men, so why should he fall out? Now he has to count on us to save his life. Naturally, he will do what we say."
Qin Le was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said: "General Cao, I remember you were from the Sui Dynasty before. Do you have any old grudges with him?"
Cao Wen was stunned, then smiled again: "I was only two or three years old when I came to Lijing with my father. What does it have to do with the Sui people?"
Qin Le remained silent. After thinking for a while, he said: "I remember. General Cao's grandfather was once the leader of a sect in the Sui Kingdom. Was that sect located in the Zhangcheng area?"
