King's Landing GL

Chapter 55 The First Battle

"Good morning, General Gu." The soldiers I met on the road greeted me.

"Morning." I nodded lightly. I wanted to smile at him at first, but after trying for a long time, maybe it was too cold and I couldn't smile no matter how hard I tried, so I could only respond indifferently.Fortunately, I have a high prestige in the army, and they are used to my indifferent appearance, so they will not be surprised.

I let out a breath of white air, the snow is still falling, I have lived for 25 years, and this is the first time I have seen such a big snow, the world is white, clean and beautiful.

"Congnan! Congnan!" Li Yi ran towards me and called me with a smile.After so long, he has gotten used to calling me by my new name.

"how?"

"No, I just saw you and called out." He rubbed the back of his head and smiled very honestly.

I'm a little speechless, what do you call nothing, I don't know that my nerves are tense now, do I think a war is going to happen when something happens?

"Where are you going now?" Seeing that I was silent, he asked me.

"Walk around." I said casually.

"Then I'll accompany you." He said.

I nodded, no objection.

As he walked, Li Yi suddenly sighed, frowned and said, "I don't know how long this battle will last."

I said lightly: "Who knows. It was only a year and a half before attacking Chu State. Chen State has always been inferior to Chu State. It probably won't take long."

"Compared to this... I am more worried about the situation in North Korea and China."

"What?" I was a little surprised.

"I'm afraid something will happen..." Li Yi looked into the distance and said, "It seems that the king... is going to clean the court again."

I frowned and didn't speak.When I was in power, I cleaned the court with iron and blood, and only redundant staff were laid off. Even so, I still provoked crazy revenge from the courtiers.Now listening to Li Yi's meaning, Murong Bai is afraid that it is more than that.I'm a little surprised, because according to Murong Bai's temperament of seeking stability in everything, it is impossible for her to get rid of the second minister when the two countries are at war. If this is not done well, it will shake the foundation of the country.

"The army... may have to change." Li Yi suddenly said again.

"You mean?"

Li Yi looked at me and said: "It's normal that you don't know. When the king was alive, there was a big event. Those who knew what it was, would have died long ago. But the only thing that is clear is that the Queen Mother once controlled Over the government."

My mind is spinning fast, the Queen Mother once controlled the government... so that means...

"At present, half of the people in the court are called up by the queen mother alone. When the king succeeded to the Great Reign, the queen mother even listened to the government behind the curtain."

I was startled: "Could it be that the Empress Dowager wants to take power again?"

Defense by day and night, house thieves are hard to guard against.I knew something in my heart, but after thinking about it, I felt something was wrong. After all, Murong Bai has been king for 13 years and almost 14 years. She cannot be the kind of person who is taken away by Jian An.And according to Jian An's temperament, it is impossible for her to touch her daughter's throne...

What is it that made the mother and daughter break up and tear their faces apart?

"Is that true?" Li Yi shook his head, "I don't know very well, but the respected general is the empress dowager."

I nodded, and I had another calculation in my heart.

After walking with Li Yi for a while, he went back.

A few days later, when it was almost New Year's Eve, people came to the capital.Li Wu sent someone to summon me to the meeting hall, and when I arrived, I saw Li Dequan standing there talking to Li Wu.Seeing me coming, Li Dequan smiled and nodded with me, took out the imperial decree, and read it out.

I and Li Yi, as well as Li Wu, Jing Chong and others all saluted.

Li Dequan said: "Fengtian, the king of the carrier called and said: Li Wu, Jing Chong Aiqing led the army to attack Chen, and the situation was like a broken bamboo. I am very relieved. Jing Chong Aiqing is over six years old, and he can be said to be old and strong. He is specially appointed as the prince of the country to return to the king. All......"

The more I listened to it, the more I felt it was wrong. Why did I hear that this meant that Jing Chong should hand over his military power and return to the capital for retirement?Just as I was thinking, I suddenly heard my name being said:

"Gu Congnan, the younger generation can be said to be brave and good at fighting, he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, few people love his talents, he is specially named a first-rank general, and leads the three armies..."

I:"......"

At this time, being promoted to the rank of an official...isn't it a bit annoying?Sure enough, Jing Zong's face turned black, and I would have a black face if I were it. This person who went up and down secretly, Jing Zong has been in the army for [-] years... Is Murong Bai going crazy by doing this?

What if the morale of the army is unstable!

"... here it is!"

"Sir, lead the decree, thank the king for his kindness! My king Jin'an!"

Li Dequan smiled again after reading the decree, and said: "Generals, please get up."

Li Wu got up first and said: "My father-in-law has worked so hard for thousands of miles. Li has already prepared a small banquet, and I hope my father-in-law will reward me."

Jing Chong took a step forward with a dark face, and Li Dequan smiled: "General Li was joking."

I was about to speak back, after all, I don't like this kind of banquet.But Li Dequan said to me: "General Gu, can I borrow a step to speak?"

I was taken aback, then nodded.When we arrived at a secluded place, Li Dequan saluted me and said: "This old slave has seen His Majesty Wang Jun..."

I froze for a while, no one called me like that for a long time, I was not used to it.

"Elder-in-law, there is no need to be too polite. Now there is only Gu Congnan here, and there is no king."

"I understand what Wang Jun means." Li Dequan smiled at me, "Wang Jun...is suffering."

For some reason, I subconsciously touched the scar on the left side of my face, my eyes were a little lost, and after a while, I asked, "Is... is she okay?"

"My lord..." Li Dequan sighed, a little helpless, "Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"Father, please speak."

"Ever since His Majesty joined the army, this old slave has never seen the king happy. This old slave doesn't understand the feelings of his children, but the old slave watched the king grow up. His face is cold and his heart is hot... ...My lord, please take care of me."

I smiled: "Where is the father-in-law, she is my...my wife, and I should let her go."

"With Your Majesty's words, this old slave will be much more at ease." Li Dequan took out a small box from his arms and handed it to me, "This is what the king ordered this old slave to bring to His Majesty when this old slave was leaving."

I stretched out my hand to take it, lowered my eyes and said nothing.

What else Li Dequan said, I couldn't listen anymore.It's been a long time since no one mentioned her in my ears, and I tried my best to make myself more tired and stop thinking about her.After a long time, I really thought I didn't care about her.I can't remember how I liked her then, and I can't remember what it was like when I broke up with her.Almost forgot about her face, only remembering her deserted back.Never dreamed of her again, nor woke up in the middle of the night.

I can forget or let go. ——I told myself so, but in fact she has already integrated into my flesh and blood, soaking into my body with breathing.

Whether you love me or not is so important. After Li Dequan left, I was still standing there alone.Thinking quietly, holding the box in his hand for a long time, he still didn't open it in the end.I don't know what's in there, and I don't dare to find out.I'm afraid that my heart that was so hard to freeze will be melted by her in an instant.That time she asked me, if she stopped being king, would I still want her?I didn't answer, even though I knew she was telling the truth, and vaguely knew in my heart that if I nodded, she would really give up the throne...but I didn't answer.I still haven't learned how to say no to her, but at least I can not answer.Maybe I'm tired, I can't believe it anymore.If my love is a bowl full of wine, I offered it to her and she knocked it over.I lifted it up, poured it with water, and offered it to her, and she knocked it down again.I lifted it up again and filled it with water...and so on, even though it was still full, it was no longer as strong as before.

What's more, there are Su Yu and Murong Wu in the water.I believe she loves me, but I believe the importance of children to her.In the same way, the importance of the Soviet Union to me is the same.I still can't get past this hurdle. I have dreamed of Su Yu many times, when she was young, when she married me, and when she was in Qin.I know that Su Yu loves me.If I'm with Murong Bai again, she will still smile and congratulate me, she won't blame me, I know it all.

But I can't do that, I've sorry Su Yu many times, now that she's gone, I can't feel sorry for her anymore.I still wear a black scarf on my left arm, which was tied for Su Yu.It's been almost two years, it's been almost two years since she left.I don't know if she was lonely on the road to Huangquan, but I remember she said before that if she died, I must go to accompany her.She said it was too dark there and she was afraid of being alone.

I promised her, but broke my promise.I still can't believe she's dead without even finding her ashes.I always feel that she is still alive in a place I don't know.I lie to myself like this, not because I am afraid that I will keep my promise.The bond between me and Su Yu is beyond the comprehension of others.I believe she is still alive, even if I lie to myself, I still believe it.

But the black cloth on my left arm has turned white.

Qin Wangbai June 15 Summer Solstice

"Brother Congnan, Brother Congnan." Li Yi called me as he walked into the camp. I was looking at the map. When I saw him, I turned around and asked him:

"what happened?"

"Father commander won a big victory in the border town." Li Yi said happily.

"Really?" I was overjoyed, turned around and looked at the map and said, "In this way, there will be less than [-] cities left in the Chen Kingdom. If you work harder, maybe you will be able to return home triumphantly this year."

Li Yi nodded:

"This battle has been going on for nearly two years..."

"That's right, it's been almost two years." I echoed, no one thought that such an ordinary Chen Guo would persist for two years in the face of Qin's army.

two years.

Time flies so fast...

秦国

A carrier pigeon landed by the window, the man put down the book in his hand, stepped forward, took down the letter, and opened it to read.chuckled and said:

"The frontier city has been defeated."

He smiled very meaningfully. From this point of view, his nephew is still very talented in military affairs.He hummed a ditty and was in a very good mood. Since he had grown into a general like his father Xiang Yan, then naturally he, as an uncle, had to meet him again.Chen Guo... If he was defeated so early, then he would have nothing to play.

He burned the letter in his hand, and his eyes were gloomy and glowing in the firelight.In Qin State, the game he planned is a foregone conclusion, everything is going according to his plan step by step, for the son of an old man, he will not sacrifice five years to set up a game.The reason, in fact, is just to see if history repeats itself, whether your son Xiang Yan will make the same choice as you.If the stakes were not high enough, he would add the king of Qin.

Murong Bai, do you want a country, or a lover?

Ghost Valley is vertical and horizontal, are you negative for beauty, or negative for the world?

——Qin State is already useless.

Good nephew, since you are the commander in chief of the armed forces, let's have a contest.I once had a wonderful duel with your father. I hope that you, as a disciple of Guigushan, will not let me down.

I found out that the war was wrong after the first battle in the border town. I thought that after Chen Jun lost [-] troops in the border town, no matter what, he would be seriously injured.However, it didn't, and even in the next three small battles, Chen Jun won more with less, and our army was defeated and retreated a hundred miles.This is the biggest defeat we have suffered since the war with Chen Jun.

In the discussion tent, a group of military generals, no less than 20 people, said that Chen Jun was hiding his strength and so on.Li Yi sneered and said:

"If you hide your strength, you don't have to pay half of the country, do you?"

All the soldiers were speechless at this question.

"Uncle Wu, what do you think?" I asked Li Wu who was silent at the side.

Li Wu looked at the defense map on the sand pile, thought for a moment and said:

"I'm afraid the visitor is not kind."

I nodded, it's only been less than a month, and three cities have already been lost.Such a plan, I'm afraid he is an expert.But I'm worried about something else...

I pointed to a place on the map and said to Li Wu:

"In the next battle, the enemy will definitely attack the city at night."

"how do I say this?"

I sneered:

"Attack the city first and attack the heart. Although this city is occupied by our army, the defense is not strong due to the lack of military strength, and this city was originally the city of Chen Guozhong County. If you take this city, you will definitely have the heart of the army!"

"What the general said is very true, then our next step..." said a third-rank general.

I pointed to a place on the map and said:

"The soldiers are going here! If he comes to attack the city, he must go by water. The sky is dry and the things are dry, so he must attack with fire. If he is blocked here, he will not be able to go ashore!"

"No!" All the soldiers led the order.

Li Wu stayed behind, looked at the map, and said:

"Now you already have the style of a general, Zongheng, you have grown too fast."

"..."

I don't know what to say, since I was officially worshiped as a first-rank general last year, all my thoughts have been devoted to fighting.Maybe I am not as good at going to the battlefield as Li Wu and other veterans, but when it comes to strategy, I think I am superior.I always judge the situation and know how to protect myself.When I was in the palace before, it wasn't that I didn't plan, but that Murong Bai's temper was too strong. If I dared to interfere with her country, she would probably end me with a sword on the wedding day.And then I joined the army. Ever since I almost went to the gate of hell in the first battle of Yuncheng, I understood that in the army camp, it doesn't matter whether you have a background or not. If you don't have the strength, you can only wait for death.So as soon as I took over the armed forces, I immediately ordered a restructuring, dividing the 20 people in the armed forces into four parts, and setting up a military supervisory platform to prevent generals from taking power.In addition to this, another vanguard army of 5000 people was formed. Since the Qin army is good at fighting fast battles, it should be carried forward.After a year, the Qin army is almost invincible, so my position in the army has become more and more stable.At this time, when Li Wu said this, my heart trembled for no reason, and cold sweat broke out on my back. ——If I try again, I still won't be able to woo all the civil and military officials in the court after all.

Li Wu did not continue this topic, but said:

"Just now I saw that you were confident... Could it be that you know the enemy general?"

Hearing this, I sneered:

"It's not knowing, it's understanding."

"you......"

"His handwriting is the Ghost Valley Zongheng Technique. He must be a member of the Ghost Valley Sect!"

I have no way not to doubt Liu Rufeng. Ever since Su Yu passed away, the relationship between Guigushan and me has been unclear.Now suddenly a person who is good at vertical and horizontal techniques appears in Chen Guo, I have to doubt it.

"But the news I got is that the leader is King Xiaoyi of Chen Guo. Do you have any impression?"

"King Xiaoyi?" I frowned, "Ghost Valley Mountain has never produced such a powerful disciple."

"Well, be careful."

"It's okay," I said lightly, "I'm going to meet this prince in person."

"..."

In mid-August, I arrived in Rongcheng, and Li Yi and I deployed troops to defend.But only four days later, Chen Jun led his army to attack. As I expected, he walked by water and wanted to attack with fire.I gathered 1 people on the bank, and Chen Jun was blocked on the river, unable to get ashore.By daybreak, the war was over, and we had fought a good fight.

At the celebration banquet, Li Yi smiled and said that he wanted to toast me, and I waved my hand:

"I can't drink."

Hearing this, the soldiers below laughed together.A brave soldier suddenly asked me:

"Has the general ever had a wife?"

The soldier next to him smiled and punched him, saying:

"Why? Don't you also like the general?"

It's strange to say, because I have been in the army for many years, this masculinity... is prevalent... Somehow, I have become the object of their molesting. I think I was the only one molesting others back then, how could anyone else The ones who teased me...but they were polite, they just took advantage of me verbally.But I wonder if they would dare to be so bold if they knew my identity.

"Nonsense!" the soldier said angrily, "I'm on behalf of my sister..."

"Oh! It turns out that the eldest sister wants to marry someone..." Everyone laughed.

I propped my chin and watched them make trouble, and for some reason, I suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"General? General!"

"Huh?" I recovered.

"Ask if you are married?"

I froze for a moment, suddenly not knowing how to answer this question.Although I have already written a letter of reconciliation to Murong Bai...but after all, it is a reconciliation and separation, not a divorce, she has never agreed...Strictly speaking, she and I are still husband and wife.

"Married." I said lightly.

"Ah! The general is already married..." a soldier said, "Why didn't you hear about it?"

I thought in my heart that if I really told you who I married, wouldn't you cry in fright?

"Take a concubine is also very good." Another soldier said.

I:"......"

Sighing, taking a sip of wine, I said helplessly:

"Madam is jealous and dare not take concubines."

I don't want to accept it, but I don't have the life to accept it!

"It turns out that the general is still afraid of internal affairs," said one person, "this is comparable to His Majesty Wang Jun."

"That's right, I heard that Wang Jun is very afraid of internal affairs... Hey, didn't you say that Wang Jun joined the army?"

"What do you know? Is it possible that His Majesty will be in the same place as you when he joins the army? It's not too bad!"

I:"......"

I'm really sad to be in the same place with you.

"Speaking of which, our Majesty Wang Jun is also lucky. He was the young minister of the Qin State when he was only [-] years old, and he was entrusted to Mr. Wang. Later, he married the king, and now he even has children..."

I shook my hand, spilled the wine on the table, lowered my eyes, and said lightly:

"Have any children?"

"Princess Chaoyang, General, you don't know this? That's the king's only child, a daughter-in-law, the future king of our Great Qin!"

Princess Chaoyang... Does Murong have no title?

"How do you know it's His Majesty's child?" I said casually, "Your Majesty is not the only one in the King's harem."

Even if there is only Wang Jun...the child cannot be his.

"If it wasn't for His Majesty's child, how could it be possible for the king to appoint Princess Chaoyang as his daughter-in-law?" The soldier said with a smile, "Besides, the king and the king have a very good relationship, so how can others get in? ? I see, the rest of the people in the harem are probably just decorations."

"That's right." Everyone agrees.

I held my wine glass and said nothing, Li Yi gave me a worried look.

The relationship is very good... It's a pity that it's just a play performed by me alone.

Chaoyang...Murong Bai, how much hope do you have for that child?

After the banquet was over, I went back to the camp alone. Before I could wash up, Li Yi came.

"General." Li Yi said.

I put down the towel in my hand and smiled:

"It's better to call it Congnan."

"..." Li Yi was silent for a while, and said, "Cong Nan... but you are worried about what happened just now?"

"what?"

"Princess Chaoyang."

I was taken aback for a moment, then shrugged helplessly:

"You also believe that the child is mine?"

Li Yi paused and said:

"Do not believe."

"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows.

"If it's Brother Congnan's child...then why did your hair turn gray all night?"

I froze for a moment, then subconsciously looked down at my hair, oh...it was not the blue hair in my memory at all.

"Brother Cong Nan..."

"Before I joined the army, I made peace with her." I interrupted Li Yi and said.

"Because Miss Su?"

I laugh:

"Half and half. What's more, I lost myself in that palace wall...I even forgot what I came to Qin for."

"..."

I sat down on the chair, made a cup of tea and handed it to Li Yi, smiling:

"Don't look at me so worriedly, the man has ambitions everywhere, isn't it a good thing to join the army?"

"...Mister." Li Yi said suddenly, "Have you ever blamed the king?"

"Resentment, of course." I said lightly, "I've been given such a big green hat, how could I not resent her?"

"..."

"But I love her more than complaining." I smiled bitterly, "Although I don't want to love her at all."

Li Yi was silent.

"But today you come, I have something to talk to you about."

"what?"

"I plan to spy on Chen Guo's military camp tomorrow night, to meet that Prince Yi."

Li Yi's face changed drastically:

"It's absolutely impossible! That's what Prince Yi saw..."

"I have to go." I narrowed my eyes and said, "I have to know who my opponent is, otherwise I won't feel at ease..."

"But......"

"For the time being, you will handle matters in the military." I lowered my eyes and said, "This matter needs to be kept secret for the time being."

"......I see."

Palace of Longevity, Qin Palace

"Your Majesty, it's child time, it's time to rest." Xiao Taozi said to Murong Bai who was still reading the memorial.

Murong Bai put down the book and looked at the time, it was a bit late.

"it is good."

Xiao Taozi called the palace servants.

After washing up, Murong Bai withdrew the palace servants and went into the inner room alone.When she pushed open the door, the coat that was hanging on the screen happened to fall on the ground, and she trembled.Before closing the door, he hurried forward and picked up the coat that had been placed on the screen for several years.She held the clothes in her hands, and lowered her eyes. At this moment, she suddenly remembered this room. She had lived alone for a long time.

long time.

It's been so long that she can't remember why they quarreled and separated.Although she tried her best to forget and get used to it, subconsciously, she was still looking forward to it.Even at that moment just now, she thought that the man had returned and was trying to get angry with her.

When will this war end?

She straightened up and put the clothes on the screen again, still in the original appearance - at least this way, when the man came back, he would still have a sense of familiarity.

It's like she never left.

(End of this chapter)