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Jinling.royal palace.Royal study.

The candlelight was flickering, and the pen and ink of the Yanguan part of "Da Sheng Jiang Shan Tu" hanging on the wall was a little fuzzy, obviously being often pointed and stroked.

It was late at night, the emperor finally put down the vermilion pen in his hand, he was about to pick up the strong tea next to him, when a hand like a jade shoot appeared in his sight and took the teacup away.As soon as the emperor raised his head, he met the empress Mingxiu's eyes.

She looked at the emperor's tired but shining eyes, and couldn't help but smile. She put another cup of tea by the emperor's hand, and said with some distress: "That one is getting cold, your majesty, drink it." This one."

Xie Zheng smiled and took the cup of hot tea to drink.After drinking, he took the queen's hand and said with a smile: "It's late at night, let Ting Tong go to rest."

The empress shook Xie Zheng's hand instead, her warm and bright eyes showed some firmness, she looked at the "Da Sheng Jiang Shan Tu" and then at the emperor, and said: "The wild goose is in your majesty's heart, and it is also in my great prosperity." Can the hearts of the common people and the hearts of the ministers and concubines be safe? Today is a sleepless night for the people of Dasheng, how can the ministers and concubines fall asleep?"

Xie Zheng smiled, his eyes shining brightly in the candlelight, he held the queen in his arms, and said, "You don't know, when you were a child, you dreamed of being my great general, and personally took my Dasheng Soldiers, take back my Dasheng city, and take my Dasheng people back to their homeland."

The queen nodded the emperor's brow falsely, and said: "Your Majesty regrets not being a general now?"

Xie Zheng laughed loudly a few times, his eyes became even more radiant, and said, "No regrets!" With him, Xie Zheng, once he chose a path, he would always only look forward, and if there was no path, he would step out of it step by step. If there is no sun, a sun will be created, and there is no reason to regret and shrink back.He squinted his eyes and looked at the sky outside the window. There were stars twinkling that day, and he said loudly, "Gu Xin Huai Yu!"

The queen nodded, with an even bigger smile on her face: "Your Majesty is right, General Lu will definitely return victorious."

Thinking of something, Xie Zheng looked at her again and said, "How is Qiao Er?"

The queen sighed slightly, and said: "Zhao'er has been sticking to Qiao'er. He said that Qiao'er is very well, and he also takes the medicine on time. It seems that the illness has improved a lot. However, the concubine is still worried about him..." She always felt that There are some violations, and where the violations are, but I can't tell.

Xie Zheng's eyes showed some softness, and said: "He is sick now, he can't go anywhere, it's best to raise him in the mansion. When he recovers, Gu will have some free time, then he will take care of him." Called into the palace, alone to watch him, he can't go to the north."

The queen nodded: "That's very good." But the worry in the eyebrows did not disappear after all.

Ming Palace.

Seeing that Xie Qiao was fast asleep, Xu Lai pressed the corner of the quilt for him with extra care, and then retreated lightly——Xie Qiao never liked to be disturbed by attendants, and at this moment he finally fell asleep. He was finally able to leave with confidence.

After Xu Lai closed the door and the sound of deliberately light footsteps disappeared completely, Xie Qiao suddenly opened his eyes, and there was no sleepiness in those eyes.

He lifted the quilt and got out of bed. He hadn't fully recovered from the wind chill, and his body was a little vain when he fell down suddenly. Xie Qiao bit the tip of his tongue, and the pain finally forced back the dizziness. He finally stood still and stretched out his hand to fall After drinking a cup of herbal tea in one go, some brief clarity finally floated in his chest.

Xie Qiao put on his clothes neatly, found a few ingots of silver and a few simple clothes at random, made a scribbled bundle, left a letter, and left the room.

Xie Qiao never liked people to be close to him, and Xu Lai took care of him personally when he was sick, so there were almost no people in the yard in the middle of the night.Xie Qiao went out of the courtyard smoothly, but there were guards at the gate of the mansion. His brother wanted to come and give orders, and those people would not let him go out.

Xie Qiao thought for a while, then turned and went to the back door.There is a side door near the back door, which is the closest to Lu's residence, and he often goes to Lu's residence from there at night on weekdays, so the lock is locked inside, and he doesn't like to be disturbed, so there is no one guarding this place.Finally, it went out smoothly.

In the middle of the night, Jinling City was deserted, not even a watchman. Occasionally, a dog barked, which made people feel uneasy.There was no one on the road in the city, but the soldiers guarding the city gate were very energetic, but they were taken aback when they saw Xie Qiao alone, with some vigilance in their eyes.

Xie Qiao showed a sign, and the soldier saw his eyes out of frame. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, looked at Xie Qiao again, and stammered: "Little, little prince? You, are you going out for a while?"

Xie Qiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, can't you?"

"Okay!" The soldier quickly moved out of the way and said: "Of course!" After a pause, his eyes showed some worry, and said: "Little prince, I look at you, and your face is a little pale, are you okay?"

Xie Qiao smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's all right. Look at the city gate, it's hard work." After saying that, he left the city.

When we arrived at the riverside, the morning star was already rising in the sky. The river surface was vast and boundless, and the turbulent river flowed eastward. When the wind was strong, there were waves tumbling on the river surface. Only after the waves turned over a few times, they were swallowed up by the endless river water. .

The son said on the river, the dead are like husbands.The momentary waves and the boundless river are like a person comparing the endless river of time.

Xie Qiao squinted his eyes and looked at the river for a while, but his eyes became brighter and brighter: People before the rolling river were very small, and people before being completely swallowed can choose to be as great as they can—he seemed to see that Lu The ideals of Jue and his elder brother and the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of countless Dasheng people shone in the waves.

Xie Qiao took a deep breath, and the cold wind poured into his chest. He felt his body was hot, but his heart was never so clear as it is now: you guard Dasheng, you guard your ideal, you guard Dasheng's ideal, then I will guard you.

My general, I will never turn back for you, and I will go forward for you.

On the river, a flat boat floated in front of me. On the boat was a benevolent old fisherman. He looked at Xie Qiao and asked, "Master, do you want to cross the river?"

Xie Qiao smiled and nodded: "Yes."

The old fisherman hurriedly rowed the boat closer and said, "Please, my lord."

Xie Qiao looked at the river water exposed in the gap between the boat and the shore, and for the first time stepped on the boat without any fear in his heart and with great determination.

The boat sailed to the other side and the sun had already risen to the sky. Xie Qiao got off the boat, bought a horse from a small town on the other side, and hurried to Jizhou.

At this moment, Xu Lai just gently pushed open Xie Qiao's door, and was about to call Xie Qiao to get up to wash and eat, when he suddenly opened his eyes wide, his whole body trembled, and hurriedly swept around the room, finally, he finally fixed his eyes on the table He took a deep breath, quickly took the paper, quickly scanned it, then turned around and went out the door to rush to the palace.

……

Jizhou military camp.

"Report!" A soldier strode inside, saluted Lu Jue, and said loudly, "General, there are soldiers from Beiliang calling for battle below the city!"

Lu Jue squinted his eyes, and there was a bright stream of light in his eyes, but he just said: "Continue to stand still and pay attention to the enemy's movements."

"Yes!" The soldier turned around and strode away after receiving the order.

Seeing the soldier leave, Ling Daoyuan stepped forward and said, "General, why did you hold back your troops? We are not invincible. If we don't attack at this time, why don't we wait for them to attack the city?"

Lu Jue glanced at the other generals present, and saw that they all had doubts on their faces. There was a little light in his eyes, and he said, "Everyone knows that this time we will not only defend Jizhou City, but also take down Yanguan. Six counties. Beiliang sent 15 troops this time. If we want to take the other five counties, we must first take down the nearest Liao County. —" He squinted his eyes, and said word by word: "In one fell swoop, completely defeat those 15 soldiers and horses!"

"Please advise the general!"

Lu Jue smiled with his hands behind his back, and said: "We have people and we, as I said, we still need the right time and place. You have to ask the local soldiers in Jizhou about the right time. As for the right place, the general of Japan will go to find out in person today."

Ling Daoyuan frowned and said, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Jue didn't hide anything, directly pointed it out, and said: "I heard that there is a very deep valley outside Liao County. I will take someone to explore the terrain tonight."

Ling Daoyuan frowned even deeper, with disapproval on his face, as did the generals on the seat, Ling Daoyuan was about to say something, Lu Jue glanced over them, looked at Ling Daoyuan again, and said word by word: "I must go in person."

For things like terrain, it is natural to look at the map in general, but there is a deviation between the map and the actual situation. This time it is of great importance. As the commander of the first army, he must go to explore it himself.

Ling Daoyuan said: "Please allow the general to go with you!"

Lu Jue thought for a while and finally nodded: "Sure." This time we can't bring too many people, so naturally we have to bring elite soldiers with rich combat experience.

After finishing speaking, he continued: "In the few days after I leave, no matter how Beiliang calls for battle, you must not go out of the city gate to meet the enemy. Violators will be punished according to military law."

"Yes!"

……

When Xie Qiao rushed to Jizhou day and night, he happened to run into Lu Jue leading people out of the city to explore the terrain.Most of the soldiers in the barracks actually didn't know where their general had gone, but for the sake of Lu Jue's safety, everyone in the barracks was extremely vigilant and kept secret about Lu Jue's whereabouts.

When Xie Qiao came to the gate of Daying, he met soldiers from Jizhou who did not know Xie Qiao.

The atmosphere in the barracks was chilling, and the soldiers guarding the barracks gate were serious.Xie Qiao's health was not getting better, and he had to drive for another month. At this time, his complexion was frighteningly pale, even his lips lost their color, and his skin became dry.

"I'm an old friend of your great general. I've come to find him for business." He just wanted to see Lu Jue quickly, so he conveniently took out a piece of jade pendant: "Please go and pass on the sound and give this to him. Know."

As soon as the soldier heard that Xie Qiao came to ask Lu Jue, his face was full of vigilance. He glanced at Xie Qiao and said, "Our general ordered that no one who is unrelated is allowed to enter the barracks. Go quickly." If they are big The general was there, so he went in to report, but the general was not there at this time, and this matter must not be known to outsiders.

Xie Qiao couldn't help coughing a few times. His steps were sloppy and his headache was splitting, but the soldier was not wrong. The two armies were fighting, and it was a good thing for the soldiers to be more vigilant.He took a deep breath, and said patiently: "You hand over this jade pendant to him, and it is up to him whether I go or stay. It will be clear whether I am an enemy or a friend."

"No."

Xie Qiao gritted his teeth: "Your name is Ling Daoyuan."

"No." General Ling was not there, so it was naturally a secret.

Xie Qiao didn't want to make public and didn't want to reveal his identity, but there was nothing he could do at this time. He was about to take out the gold medal representing his identity, but his head hurt even worse, and blurred black spots appeared in front of his eyes, and finally became a A piece of boundless blackness, finally the whole person fell forward.

The soldier opened his eyes wide, and quickly stepped forward to support Xie Qiao's body: "Hey..."

The soldier on one side came over, looked at Xie Qiao who had passed out, and said, "What should I do?" He touched Xie Qiao's forehead, and it was terribly hot: "This man has a fever."

The soldier supporting Xie Qiao's body was full of embarrassment, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "It can't really be burned to death, let him rest in the camp and let our military doctor take a look. I looked at him Don't let him wander around, I will take care of it if something happens."

"I'll bear it with you!" Another soldier said and called someone to take over the post, and helped Xie Qiao to walk into the camp.

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