The Duan family is a country with the royal surname as its name, a country where all people worship Buddha and serve as soldiers. Because the land area is too small and the population is too small, coupled with the fact that it is surrounded by powerful countries, the Duan family has always been prudent and protected, and has never taken the initiative to provoke anyone. Strong country. However, King Duan is not without a little bit of ambition. He always fantasizes about becoming the overlord and being respected by others. Therefore, I don’t know when I started to become a wallflower. Several parties are fighting, and whichever party has the upper hand, he will mess with. If the side you are following is about to lose, you will immediately defect to the stronger side. If the side you are following wins, you can also take advantage.
It is precisely because of this that neither Liao, Jin, nor Daxia think highly of King Duan. He is a two-faced villain and does not take him seriously at all. But every time there is something involving him, I still have to be careful. The core, secrets, tactical arrangements, etc. are all hidden from the Duan family to avoid leaking the news.
Therefore, it is really surprising that the Duan family attacked Yongning Guancheng alone this time. Maybe King Duan's head was smashed, or maybe he took the wrong medicine.
"Hey, what does this mean? Is the little follower ready to shake up? Do you want to stand up and take charge?" Tian Yun curled her lips with a look of disgust, "However, if you want to stand up and take charge, you have to choose someone who suits him. A battlefield, right? Where is Yongning Pass? It is our first indestructible city gate in Daxia. Even our Jiaping Pass cannot compare with others, right? Besides, the guard of Yongning Pass is Cao Guogong, old man I have never lost a battle in my whole life, but Duan, who is known as our invincible general in Great Xia, can get any advantage from fighting with him? Isn't this just looking for death!"
"That is to say, in addition to Cao Guogong, Yongning Guancheng also has Deputy Marshal Qin Zheng, who is a cunning and thoughtful old fox. Let's not talk about the rest. Look at the apprentices he brought out..." Xue Ruitian said with He pointed at Shen Cha who was looking down at something with his chin, "You know what that deputy commander is like. He is so smart that he is almost a demon. It turns out that when he was with my father and Uncle Shen, it was very difficult for Liao and Jin to attack here. I thought carefully about it, for fear of falling into his trap and being fooled. No matter how cautious and careful I was, I fell into his hands too many times. But since the deputy commander was transferred to The pressure in Yongning Guancheng and Liaojin is much less, and the brain seems to have become much simpler. So, do you think, if Duan Shi hits his hand, will he be killed by him? King Duan He's a bit complicated. You could say he has no ideas. Sometimes he's quite witty. You could say he has a lot of brains. In most cases, especially when it comes to fighting, his brains don't seem to be enough. But that's it. Like this, you still dream of becoming the king and hegemony all day long." Xue Ruitian also couldn't figure out what this Duan Wang was thinking. Thirty thousand people attacked Yongning Guancheng. This was completely an act of attacking with an egg against a stone. He looked at Song Qiyun, who had come to report the news, and asked, "Qiyun, isn't it a mistake?"
"I also hope that I am mistaken. Unfortunately, this news was sent personally by His Majesty's Shadow. There is absolutely no mistake. Before he set off, Vice Admiral Qin had repelled their attacks three times and captured nearly five thousand prisoners. People, but the Duan family did not retreat and were still stationed outside Yongningguan City, preparing to come again." Song Qiyun sat next to Xue Ruitian at Shen Haolin's signal, "Your Majesty, Cao Guogong, and Deputy Commander Qin are not clear about Duan this time. The purpose of sending troops seems very strange."
"It's very strange. Generally speaking, this is not the time to send troops!" Xue Ruitian touched his face, "Xiaocha, do you have any news about Duan?"
"Looking, wait."
"By the way, General Shen, the letter from Deputy Commander Qin to you was forwarded through His Majesty."
Song Qiyun took out a letter from his arms, stood up and handed it to Shen Cha.
"Thank you!" Shen Cha nodded towards Song Qiyun and opened the letter from his master. Her master has always been like this. Every time he writes to her, he always delivers it through His Majesty's Shadow. Once or twice is okay, but it happens every time. Not only is Shadow annoyed, but His Majesty is also annoyed, but no one can say anything. . Looking at it from another angle, this can also be regarded as a way to show loyalty. Private letters are not avoided, which shows that people on both sides have no evil intentions, and the emperor does not need to be suspicious. Shen Cha felt that his master was not only all-rounded, but also had a hundred hearts. To play tricks and schemes with him would be to seek death. "Marshal, Master said that the Duan family is leading the army this time by Duan Airong, the general who protects the country."
"General Protector of the Country? King Duan's half-brother, the only one who is still alive?" Xue Ruitian touched his chin and looked at Shen Haolin, "Have we ever dealt with him?"
"Well, the Duan family also had a hand in the Liao-Jin alliance last time, and he was the one who led the troops."
"So, Prince Duan trusts him a lot, otherwise he wouldn't have given all the military power to him. This is not in line with Prince Duan's usual style. As far as I know, he is quite suspicious." Xue Ruitian lay on the table in front of him and yawned, "As long as someone opposes him, he will suspect that they have the intention to rebel. What is so special about this brother-in-law that makes him so relieved?"
"Suspicion also has its own characteristics. He will doubt the ministers and the princes, but he will not doubt the general who protects the country." Shen Cha gave Qin Zheng's letter to Shen Haolin. Although her brother did not officially become a disciple, he also She learned a lot from her master, and she was considered a half-teacher. Shen Cha put aside the battle report and residence report that he had read, stood up and walked to the door of the tent to take a look. He waved to the fallen Ying Thirteen, whispered a few words in a low voice, and watched Ying Thirteen leave. , turned back and continued, "I want to correct everyone's mistake first. Duan Airong is not King Duan's brother, he is King Duan's biological son."
"Biological son?"
Xue Ruitian opened his mouth in surprise. Not only him, but everyone in the tent looked shocked. Qiao Zi just took a sip of water and before he could swallow it, when he heard Shen Cha's words, the saliva sprayed directly on Lu Shengyuan next door. on the face. One of the two people kept coughing, and the other wiped his face with a handkerchief in disgust.
"Why are you so surprised? It should be quite normal for something like this to happen to Duan, especially if it happens to old Prince Duan, right?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, pulled out the message Duan had sent, and read it while Said, "Duan Airong's biological mother was the beloved concubine of the old King Duan. Her maiden name contained the word "Rong", so her son's name also contained the word "Rong". This beloved concubine and Prince Duan were childhood sweethearts and had a very good relationship. But just when King Duan was about to ask his father to marry him, his father brought this girl and girls from several other important ministers' families into the palace and became the princess. Moreover, old King Duan especially liked This former daughter-in-law-to-be.”
"Hey, a father has robbed his future daughter-in-law!" Tian Yun slapped her thigh hard, "This is simply unjust!"
"This old King Duan is no longer a thing. Aren't all members of the Duan clan worshiping Buddha? Is this how they are?" Qiao Zi and Lu Shengyuan were also angry. "If Buddha knew about it, he would be so angry that he would cry!"
"Buddha will not cry in anger. He will do justice for heaven and simply accept this shameless thing." Lu Shengyuan is the most civilized general in the entire Shen family army and the one who hates swearing the most. This time he actually made him swear. , is also rare.
"Is that girl willing? Does his family agree?" Song Qiyun shook his head, "If it were me, I would definitely not agree."
"It's you, you have to agree." Shen Haolin read Qin Zheng's letter from beginning to end. When he saw the part that asked Shen Cha to supervise his diligent practice of boxing and kicking, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. Deputy Marshal Qin was worried. There are so many things to do. He is still thinking about him even though he is far away in Yongning Guancheng, which really touches him. Shen Haolin put away Qin Zheng's letter and looked at Song Qiyun, "If you don't agree, your whole family will die, because he is the king, the master, and has the power of life and death."
"The marshal is right. It's you. You have to agree with all your heart. Otherwise, you will bring great disaster to your family. The old King Duan is murderous, and the ministers who died under him did not know why. It's quite a lot. But..." Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha, "Didn't Old King Duan realize that these two people were not only communicating behind his back, but were also secretly married?"
"I found out, so the old King Duan is dead." Shen Cha sneered, "When he died, he probably didn't think that his favorite son and favorite concubine would kill him, let alone, When the news of his death spread, the whole country celebrated, and there was no trace of sadness in the whole country." Shen Cha handed Shen Haolin a cup of tea, "When the old King Duan died, Duan Airong had just turned one year old, and the beloved concubine could not do it because the little prince could not After leaving her mother, she did not go to the family temple with the concubines of old King Duan, and until now she is living peacefully in the palace."
"This relationship can be considered to be in the dark."
"The news from the Duan family is that this great general who protects the country has just passed his twenty-fifth birthday. King Duan held a banquet for him and named him regent at the banquet, allowing him to supervise the country. Governance.”
"Where is the king himself?" Several generals looked at each other, and Tian Yun asked, "Are you ready to abdicate?"
"There is such a theory, but it cannot be confirmed." Shen Cha copied the situation from Duan's side on a piece of paper and first put it on Shen Haolin's handsome case. "But what is certain now is that this protector of the country The general is in the spotlight, and his reputation has long eclipsed the princes of King Duan. Therefore, those princes want to get rid of him quickly. It is said that after the birthday party, Duan Airong has been assassinated no less than ten times. "
"Prince Duan doesn't know?"
"You should know that he has already dealt with the two princes through these assassinations. Now the struggle for power within the Duan family is getting more and more intense. It is not only the fight between the princes and their uncles, they are also fighting with each other. Delightful. In my opinion, King Duan sent people out to protect his most beloved son, just to keep Duan Airong away from that circle of right and wrong."
"You mean that by the time he returns, King Duan has already cleaned up the son he doesn't like?" Seeing Shen Cha nod slightly, Xue Ruitian and Shen Haolin looked at each other, "No way, you can't eat tiger poison." Son, although those sons are not the ones he loves most in life, they are still his flesh and blood, so they won't be so cruel, right? If he does this, what difference will he have with his father? "
"There is no difference. The essence of father and son is the same." After reading the news about Duan, Shen Haolin handed the piece of paper to Xue Ruitian, "Let's take a look. There is quite a lively atmosphere inside the Duan family now. I agree with General Shen In his opinion, King Duan has his own plan. Judging from the current situation, he should want to clear all obstacles for his favorite son. Therefore, knowing that Yongning Guancheng cannot be defeated, he still sends the general to protect the country. Go and attack. It is estimated that when he takes care of all those princes, the general can retreat."
"The only heir in King Duan's mind is Duan Airong. The other sons are all pawns, used to win over the ministers. Once he dies, the role of those people will be gone, and it will be a disaster to keep him. Therefore, in order to ensure that he will survive for a hundred years, After that, when Duan Airong takes over his throne, those sons must be eradicated." Shen Cha sighed heavily, "Just wait and see, the Duan family's big trouble is still to come!"
"Then what are you going to say to His Majesty?" Song Qiyun looked at Shen Cha and then at Shen Haolin, "Do you just say it so clearly?"
"Well, let's just say that your Majesty, Duke Cao and Deputy Commander Qin don't have to worry. They can fight if they want. It's best to capture the general who protects the country and let King Duan worry. Maybe the Duan family It will become a vassal state of our Daxia!"
"Let's forget it!" Xue Ruitian waved his hand, "Don't do that kind of two-faced thing! I would rather kill him directly, so as not to be annoying by jumping around all day long." After that, he He stood up and cupped his hands towards everyone, "There is no need for us to intervene in Duan's matter. Let's stop it here. Everyone, please continue. I have to go back and rest. I will be on duty again tomorrow."
"Master Hou, walk slowly!"
"Go slowly, don't send me away!"
