From her tone, I thought she was dead...
Chu Li touched his nose angrily to ease the embarrassment and took the peace locket.
"Thank you."
Return to the Imperial City.
Chu Aotian went into the city, while Chu Li returned to the Regent's Palace. While Chu Dichi was having dinner, he played with the peace locket in his hand.
I don't know what material this thing is made of, but it is extremely hard and round like jade. Judging from its ancient appearance, it must be quite old.
Peace locket, peace locket, I hope it can keep you safe.
Outside the door, Butler Yang came quickly:
"Madam, His Highness has returned."
Chu Li looked up, and soon saw Chu Dichi striding towards him.
"Xiao Jiu!"
Before even entering the door, she opened her arms and opened her voice, which made the housekeeper Yang next to her blush. He didn't quite understand the way young people talked about love, but he watched with great gusto.
Don’t say anything else, just hug one first.
"Are you done?"
"Well, I have mobilized 50,000 soldiers and will set out at dawn tomorrow to wipe out King Xiaoyao. This will also stabilize half of the internal affairs of Da Chu."
Having said that, Chu Li couldn't help but think of when she offered incense to Master Jiang today...
Cut off incense.
I always feel uneasy.
"Actually, you don't have to go. Why don't you let Xiao Yexing go, and we stay in the Imperial Capital?"
Chu Dichi took two steps back and looked at Chu Li suspiciously:
"What's wrong with you?"
“I’m worried this trip will be dangerous.”
"Since ancient times, wars have always been dangerous. If we want the country to be stable, someone has to carry the burden and move forward. If I don't go, should Chu Aotian go?"
Only after he finishes the war and eliminates the treacherous officials can there be true stability.
Chu Li sighed and understood what he meant.
He is not the one sitting on the throne, but he is the one who truly shoulders the burden.
"If possible, I really want to find a quiet and comfortable small town and live there."
Chu Dichi took her hand and sat down, smiling:
"When we are done with everything, we will live like this. What's the problem?"
Chu Li sighed and picked up the peace locket on the table. "Wear this to keep you safe."
The man's eyes lit up:
"Is this a gift from Xiaojiu?"
After taking it and looking at it, his expression relaxed, "It just looks a bit old... a bit ugly... Xiaojiu, you weren't deceived by the vendor, were you?"
Chu Li's face darkened, "What did you say?"
"...It looks good. I said it looks good. This is the first time that Xiaojiu has bought me a gift in the true sense. I like it very much." He put it in his arms with a smile.
He would like it even if it was a rotten piece of wood.
Chu Li snorted and picked up his chopsticks to eat.
"What are you humming about? Isn't it good for me to keep it close to my body? I put it in my arms and don't even take it off when I take a shower."
"snort!"
“I wouldn’t say it’s ugly.”
"snort."
"Eat more rice, Xiaojiu, eat more, and drink two more bowls of soup."
It's late at night.
In the main courtyard wing, sobbing sounds accompanied by the wind floated out from the window, mixed with the man's magnetic low voice:
"Don't you like humming? Hmm? Hum."
"I... uh... I'm going to sleep..."
"You ate so much last night. How can you sleep if you don't digest it well? I'll help you digest it."
“Hmm…”
It was not until the fourth watch that things calmed down a little, and Chu Li was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up, I vaguely felt something swaying beneath me, accompanied by the sound of messy footsteps. I opened my eyes in a daze and found myself in a square carriage.
My head was dizzy and I was still asleep. I rubbed my eyes and opened the curtain:
"Where is this?"
The three soldiers turned their heads and saw a woman with messy hair and sleepy eyes appearing...
After just a quick glance, Chu Dichi immediately rode forward and pushed the curtain back.
"What are you looking at?"
The three armies were shocked and immediately turned their heads back and continued marching.
Chu Dichi got off the horse and jumped into the carriage.
"You got up in the morning without calling me and instead took a carriage to carry me?" Chu Li grabbed his hair and had already woken up.
"I called you, but you stayed in bed and refused to get up."
"When did you call me? Why didn't I hear you?"
"You went to bed at four o'clock. You must have been in a deep sleep and didn't hear anything."
Chu Li stared at him with a righteous expression on his face, his breath stuck in his throat and he almost couldn't swallow it.
She goes to bed at four in the morning. Who is it because of?
Fortunately, the march was not delayed.
She solemnly set the rules: "You are not allowed to stay up so late in the future."
Only with moderation can you achieve your goal.
"Yeah." He nodded.
Chu Li was suspicious.
He agreed so readily?
The next second, he stretched out his long arms, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her hard twice.
"What are you doing..."
"Let me smell it for a bit," he went into the crook of her neck and took a big bite, "Don't do it too late in the future, isn't it just during the day? Now it happens to be daytime, are you craving it but too embarrassed to ask for it, so you're using this method to ask for sex in a tactful way?"
"you……"
"Yes, I understand."
"you!"
Chu Li raised his fist and said, "Look, I'm going to punch you. Will I be tactful?"
“Hmm!”
Inside the carriage, the two men tossed and turned for a long time before they finally calmed down. The three armies walked forward without looking around, not daring to look any further.
Chu Li kicked Chu Dichi away, dressed himself, lifted a corner of the curtain, and watched what was going on outside:
"Where are we?"
"Twenty miles outside the city."
"If we just go to Ganzhou directly, won't that give King Xiaoyao a way to deal with it?"
Chu Dichi smiled deeply:
"No, this army is just a facade. The real army is hiding in the dark."
Chu Li suddenly realized.
Be polite before using force.
clear.
She looked around and soon saw a pair of figures over there. They were Chongfeng and Chuyi.
The two men rode side by side, talking about something:
"Lord Chongfeng."
Chuyi's hand holding the reins tightened slightly, "Actually... last time you bought us new clothes under the pretext that the maids needed to have uniform clothing, I knew it was you who gave it to us."
Chong Feng was slightly startled. The usually calm man had his ears turning red.
Finally, a calm voice:
"Um."
Chuyi pursed his lips, and hesitated several times in nervousness, but heard Chongfeng say:
"Since you already know, I don't need to hide it anymore. This peach blossom hairpin is for you."
She was stunned, looking at the peach blossom hairpin in the man's palm. Its shape and patterns were clearly carved by hand.
I thought that speaking out about this would only add to the embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, Lord Chongfeng was so frank that she seemed reserved.
Chuyi calmed down, accepted it calmly, and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your kindness, Master Chongfeng. I hope you will give me your guidance in the future!"
This scene came into Chu Li's eyes.
She leaned against the car window, shaking her head and clicking her tongue:
"As expected of someone you brought up, his personality is exactly like yours."
Be strong and direct, mean what you say, never beat around the bush. The advantage is that it reduces internal friction.
Chu Dichi glanced at her from the corner of his eye:
"What's my personality?"
Chu Li didn't want to say what his personality was like, so how could he not know it?
"When we get back from Ganzhou, why don't we host their wedding? I believe in Chongfeng's vision and Chuyi's character. It just so happens that they like each other, so it's perfect for them."
The man smiled and said, "As you wish."
-
Six days later.
Ganzhou.
During these six days, the spies reported the position and progress of the Regent's army in real time every two hours. King Xiaoyao was preparing for the battle and was always nervous.
He is good at business but not good at fighting.
"Report, Your Majesty, the Regent will arrive in Ganzhou in four days!"
"Report, there are still three days left..."
"Two days..."
For some reason, King Xiaoyao felt vaguely uneasy.
Chu Yeli comforted him: "Your Highness, don't worry. You have so many private soldiers. Add my men and the Nanman army, and we have the upper hand."
King Xiaoyao held the teacup, a little hesitant:
"That being said, I have colluded with you first, so it is inevitable that I will be criticized and scolded by the people."
Chu Yeli suddenly smiled deeply:
"Your Highness has great ambitions, but is afraid of being criticized? Then why not find a legitimate reason for yourself? Isn't that easy?"
"you mean……"
As their eyes met, it seemed that some conspiracy was growing in the dark corner.
Chu Yeli's voice seemed to carry magic:
"Your Highness, please think carefully. If we win, Great Chu will be ours. If we lose, we will all be wiped out by the Regent."
King Xiaoyao had a gloomy face and was deep in thought.
"Report!"
Outside, Ah Yu came running over, "Master, Princess Mingyue has brought 50,000 elite soldiers to help us!"
"oh?"
Chu Yeli immediately stood up and said happily: "God is helping me, it is really helping me, everything is ready, we only lack the east wind, Your Majesty must seize the opportunity, our success or failure depends on this one!"
Bang!
King Xiaoyao suddenly put down his teacup with a crisp voice and a firm look, as if he had made some kind of decision.
That afternoon.
The spies reported that the Regent had arrived outside Ganzhou City.
At that time, the city gates were closed and soldiers were stationed there, and the overall momentum looked very majestic.
King Xiaoyao received the news and came to the city wall.
"Second brother."
Outside the city, Chu Dichi's voice came, "I am a guest, why are you closing the door and pointing swords at me?"
King Xiaoyao looked outside.
Being a guest?
Oh.
"My brother, you are here as a guest, but you brought so many people with you. Are you afraid that I will eat you, or what? It seems that you are not very sincere."
Chu Dichi sat on the horse and looked up:
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. The journey is long and we have to bring some people to protect you. I hope your Majesty will open the city gate so that you and I can sit together and drink wine and tea as before."
otherwise……
How could King Xiaoyao not understand the idea of using courtesy before force?
The Regent has decided to eliminate him. For the sake of survival and the great cause, this battle is unavoidable.
He said coldly: "I am not feeling well these days, so I am sorry that I cannot entertain you. Please go back, my brother."
After saying this, he turned and left.
"Father!"
Suddenly there was an urgent cry.
He paused slightly and turned his head to see Chu Minghua being led out by two soldiers.
"Father, I'm back."
Chu Minghua was pale after running all the way. He had suffered a lot. When he saw King Xiaoyao, his eyes were red with excitement and he couldn't help but run forward a few steps:
"Father, Father!"
"Please open the city gate and let Minghua go home. I don't want to stay outside any longer... ugh!"
After running only a dozen steps, the rope under his feet had reached its longest length and he was tripped and fell to the ground.
One end of the rope was tied to her feet.
The other end was in Chu Dichi's hand.
Chu Di smiled slowly:
"That day, when my brother left the capital, he was in such a hurry that he even forgot to bring his daughter with him. I traveled several miles to bring Minghua back, but why did my brother refuse to see her?"
King Xiaoyao's hands that were supporting the city wall suddenly tightened.
Is this a threat to him?
Then his wishful thinking would be wrong.
Chu Minghua is not his biological son.
Moreover, it was because of Chu Minghua's stupidity that he was exposed and ended up being exterminated by the Regent today. He was already furious, so how could he be soft-hearted?
"Go knock on the door,"
Chu Dichi raised his sword and cut the rope. "Chu Minghua, I don't want to imprison a woman. If he opens the city gate for you, you can go home. If he doesn't open the city gate, you will be abandoned."
"Father will never give up on me! From childhood to adulthood, father has always loved me the most."
Chu Minghua kicked off the ropes that shackled his feet, gained his freedom, and ran towards the city gate.
"Father, open the door for me, I'm back!"
She finally came home.
Very good!
She will never admit defeat.
When she returns to Ganzhou, her own territory, she will have plenty of ways to deal with that bitch Xie Wanyue!
"Father, I'm going back... um!"
Suddenly a sharp sound broke through the air.
Chu Minghua's body shook violently, and he fell to his knees, only to see the long arrow piercing his heart. He raised his head, and when he saw the man holding the bow on the city wall, his mind went blank.
"Father... King... I, I am Minghua..."
King Xiaoyao threw away his bow and said coldly:
"Chu Dichi! How dare you murder my only daughter! I will settle this debt with you to the end!"
He turned around and looked at the soldiers outside Ganzhou City, saying sadly:
"Soldiers, civilians, the regent has murdered Princess Minghua in order to seize power, and even wants to kill me. I have been forced into a desperate situation!"
"Are you willing to follow me, promote justice, eliminate evil, and fight the sinister and despicable regent to the end!"
The passionate tone is inspiring.
The soldiers raised their swords high and shouted:
"We swear to follow King Xiaoyao until death!"
"Revenge for Princess Minghua!"
"We will fight the Regent to the end!"
King Xiaoyao hid his sorrowful eyes and looked at the huge crowd of people with great satisfaction.
very good.
Chu Yeli was right. Since he was afraid of being criticized, he could just find a legitimate reason to accuse himself of treason.
Chu Minghua is the best reason.
Chu Li watched Chu Minghua fall to the ground with his hands covering his chest, struggling for his last breath. He expected the worst outcome, that King Xiaoyao would give up on Chu Minghua and sever ties with him, but he didn't expect that he would be so cruel.
I raised a daughter for more than ten years, and then I killed her.
Even if you raise a dog, you should have feelings for it by now.
It would have been fine if he had been killed, but he turned around and framed the regent.
“How despicable!”
All these years, I have been deceived by his hypocritical appearance of gentleness and generosity.
The military doctor trotted forward, felt Chu Minghua's neck, and shook his head at the man on horseback.
An arrow pierced the heart.
Death is certain.
"Carry it away and bury it." Chu Li turned around on his horse, not wanting to look anymore.
Chu Dichi turned his horse around and said, "Go back and rest immediately. Get in the best condition possible and prepare to attack the city at three o'clock tonight."
"yes!"
-
"Guard them all for me, don't let your guard down for even a second!"
"yes!"
There was a grim scene in Ganzhou City.
King Xiaoyao planned carefully and prepared for the battle of success or failure tonight.
Not far away, Chu Yeli and Tuoba Mingyue were also making arrangements:
"Are the archers ready... What about the cavalry... and the infantry and formations..."
King Xiaoyao saw it all and felt satisfied.
Although he didn't think much of a defeated general like Chu Yeli, he was on good terms with the Nanman Princess and was able to bring so many troops.
Otherwise, based on his repeated defeats, he would never cooperate with Chu Yeli.
If you count carefully, how many times has he been defeated by Chu Dichi?
Now, I'm afraid Chu Yeli has become blood-thirsty and has no way to retreat. Tonight, he will definitely fight for him with his life!
Tuoba Mingyue wandered among the three armies, busy until the evening:
"Brother Yeli, I have arranged everything here."
Chu Yeli nodded, "I'm almost done here."
Xiaoyao Wangdao said: "Why don't you all take a rest for a while? We still have a long night to endure."
"good."
Chu Yeli walked down the city wall and suddenly saw a nighthawk flapping its wings in the night. It blended into the darkness and could not be seen clearly without careful observation.
This is an eagle flying in from outside the city.
Xiaojiu is still as bad as before.
He narrowed his dark eyes, smiled solemnly, said nothing, and went down the city wall.
Nightfall.
It was less than three o'clock in the morning, just after midnight, when an urgent horn and the sound of horse hooves came from the city gate:
“Oh no!”
"The city gate is broken!"
"My Lord, My Lord!"
King Xiaoyao was inspecting the armory at the back when he heard the news. He almost thought it was his hallucination and grabbed the soldier by the collar.
"What did you say? Explain it to me carefully!"
The soldier was trembling with fear:
"The city gate... the city gate is open. Just now, a group of civilians disguised as soldiers said they were here to change shifts, but they took the opportunity to open the city gate and let the Regent in!"
Now, the city gate has been lost.
The Regent has called in.
“Asshole!”
King Xiaoyao was furious: "I have already sealed off Ganzhou City. How did the Regent King contact the people inside the city when he was outside the city? Could they have grown wings and flew together to plot?"
big eater!
They are all good-for-nothings!
He made a lot of preparations for defending the city, but before he could use them, the Regent rushed in and caught him off guard.
"Immediately send someone to inform Crown Prince Dong Ling and Princess Nan Man, and the rest of you should follow me at the city gate and defend it with all your strength!"
"yes!"
The soldiers ran away in panic.
King Xiaoyao raised his sword, "Soldiers, follow me!"
“Go!”
There was chaos at the city gate.
The city gates were wide open, and the two armies were intertwined in chaos, like two raging floods, colliding with each other and surging violently.
Chu Dichi was the first to bear the brunt. Seeing King Xiaoyao coming from a distance, he said in a deep voice:
"Don't struggle any more. I know what you have done and your ambitions over the years. For the stability of Da Chu and the country, I will kill you tonight!"
King Xiaoyao sneered loudly:
"Just you?"
"Chu Dichi, how many people have you brought with you? Do you know how many people I have?"
Chu Di Chi Yang Sword Dao:
"The quality of an army is more important than its quantity."
"Hahaha!" King Xiaoyao laughed sarcastically, "Now, you still dare to say shamelessly that you have elite soldiers in your hands?"
"Half a month ago, during the battle to force the king to abdicate, your elite troops were almost all destroyed. What can you use to fight me?"
Chu Dichi squinted at him calmly and said:
"Since you are sure that I don't have elite soldiers, how can you be sure that Chu Yeli has elite soldiers? You should know that if he fails to force the emperor to abdicate, his losses will be greater than mine."
It’s not like King Xiaoyao hasn’t thought about this problem.
But in recent days, Chu Yeli and the Nanman Princess brought an army of 100,000 people.
Those 100,000 people are really there, there must be something wrong.
He is confident that he can win the battle tonight.
"Chu Dichi, for the sake of our brotherhood, if you surrender, I will allow you to keep your body intact."
After hearing this, Chu Li really wanted to knock open his head to see what was inside.
"If a person is dead, what's the point of having an intact body and not being able to see it? If King Xiaoyao likes an intact body, I will just leave you with a corpse."
King Xiaoyao's eyes were as cold as swords:
"What a crazy tone!"
"Chu Li, don't think that I don't know it's you."
"So what if it's me?" Chu Li raised his head, "What can you do to me?"
"you!"
This little bastard actually dared to contradict him.
King Xiaoyao raised his sword and shouted, "Tonight is the day you die! Charge at me!"
“Kill!”
The two armies fought.
Chu Dichi led the troops personally, Chu Li also gained experience, and with Xiao Yexing there, they quickly advanced from the city gate into the streets, approaching step by step.
Although King Xiaoyao raised troops privately, his personal army could not be compared with the country's army.
After only holding on for a quarter of an hour, he began to feel exhausted.
He kicked the soldier in front of him away, retreated a few steps, grabbed one of his men and asked:
"Why hasn't Crown Prince Dong Ling come yet?"
The subordinate was injured and was also furious: "Your Highness, I don't know. I have already sent someone to ask for it."
"Useless! He is so slow in sending out troops. He deserves to be defeated by Chu Dichi. With such a slow temper, how can he win a battle? It is only because of this that I promoted him."
King Xiaoyao was extremely dissatisfied and was about to send another group of people to deliver the message.
suddenly.
A soldier came running over in panic, looking as if he had seen a ghost: "My Lord, this is bad... this is bad!"
"What are you panicking about?"
"Prince Dong Ling has withdrawn his troops!"
"What did you say?!"
King Xiaoyao's voice was almost torn apart, and he grabbed the soldier by the collar, "Say it again to me!"
The soldiers were terrified:
"Your Majesty, not only did the Crown Prince of Dongling withdraw his troops, the Princess of Nanman also... withdrew her troops... They all left!"
Boom!
King Xiaoyao was struck by lightning as if from the blue sky, and he couldn't even stand steadily.
Why did they suddenly withdraw their troops?
Didn’t we agree to fight together tonight and let success or failure depend on this?
Chu Yeli brought his troops here and confirmed his crime of treason, but withdrew his troops at the last minute. Wasn't it obvious that he was pushing him into the fire pit and trapping him to death?
"My Lord, this is bad!"
"Your Majesty, we are about to be surrounded by the Regent. What should we do?"
“Your Majesty…”
at this time.
Two miles away from Ganzhou, the huge southern barbarian army was evacuating at night.
Chu Yeli sat on the horse, his figure blending into the night, looking at the flames and smoke of war in the distant city. When it came into his eyes, it turned into an unfathomable depth.
The man raised his thin lips slightly, and the curve of his smile became deeper and deeper.
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