after being kidnapped by the general

Yuan Li wondered if Chu Hechao's mind was out of order. With a smile on his face, he pressed and hit Chu Hechao several times, almost kicking Chu Hechao off his horse.

Chu Hechao didn't fight back. He grabbed Yuanli's wrist suddenly when someone looked back at them, coughed, and said with a straight face: "Okay, I've been beaten, calm down."

He quickly lowered his voice, "Le Jun, save me some face outside."

Yuan Li smiled bluntly.

Because of Chu Hechao's cheap words, Yuan Li was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him for a day.

When going to bed at night, Yuan Li felt that Chu Hechao's irritating problem had to be corrected, and his irrelevant temperament had to be corrected.

Early the next morning, Yuan Li dragged him into the study, forced him to sit down to read and practice calligraphy, and wash his mind.

He put the Confucian classic "Spring and Autumn" on the table, and said solemnly: "You have to finish this book in three days."

Chu Hechao is a smart person, and what's rare is that he has a photographic memory.Yuan Li always wanted to use his abilities, but Chu Hechao just didn't want to read more books. In Yuan Li's eyes, this was a waste of money.

Chu Hechao frowned: "Is it okay not to look at it?"

Yuan Li flatly refused: "No."

He said to Chu Hechao carefully: "Common people will never see the appearance of a 'book' in their lifetime. You come from a great family, and there are four books and five classics to read, so you must read them."

Chu Hechao said helplessly: "It's not that I haven't read "Spring and Autumn"."

"Then read it again," Yuan Li took his words, "It's always good for you to read more and learn more."

Chu Hechao had no choice but to pick up the book and read it.

Yuan Li pressed him to read the book all day, and whenever Chu Hechao wanted to be lazy, he would frown and look at Chu Hechao.Chu Hechao had no choice but to manage to read half of the book, and was able to memorize everything.

Yuanli was even more pleasantly surprised, and he didn't want to waste his talent even more.He collected all the books he could find now, as well as the copybooks that everyone had practiced, and asked Chu Hechao to practice his flamboyant calligraphy while reading, "You are very talented, but you just joined the army as a young man and didn't learn much. But it’s not too late for you to start learning now, just read these books.”

Chu Hechao got a headache when he saw the books on the table, and sighed, "My parents asked me to learn, but I didn't learn it. I didn't expect to fall on you in the end."

Yuanli was happy.He didn't deliberately oppress Chu Hechao, but said to Chu Hechao fairly and honestly, "I'll learn with you too, okay?"

Chu Hechao was still not very interested, "What's the benefit of learning this?"

"That would be more beneficial."

Yuan Li was eloquent and told him a lot of benefits of studying more. Before he finished speaking, Chu Hechao pinched Yuan Li's chin lazily and taught him: "Mr. Yuan Le, we are all mature. Man, if you want me to do something, naturally you have to give me some benefits that I am interested in..."

His eyes were dim, and Yuanli understood.

"Okay," Yuanli thought for a while, then said, "but I want to see your attitude."

Chu Hechao stared at him blankly, then cursed in a low voice after realizing it, and asked quickly, "Do you know what I'm going to say?"

Yuan Li said: "Isn't it just sleeping?"

"..." Chu Hechao swallowed, his mouth became parched all of a sudden, and he asked cautiously, "Are you willing?"

Yuanli thought for a while, "If you can read a book every day and complete what I teach, I will sleep with you."

As a fresh-blooded general, nothing could tempt Chu Hechao more than this sentence.

Ever since Yuanli slept with Chu Hechao, he has been sticking to his good habits.It takes two or three days to play with Chu Hechao once, at most an hour at a time, because it will not hurt the body and maintain a good quality of sleep.

He slept well, but Chu Hechao couldn't sleep at all.

Those who have just tasted this taste are thinking about this all day and night, and they are willing to die on Yuanli.But Yuanli didn't want to, which made Chu Hechao even more aggrieved than before, despite the fact that he was sloppy.

The disadvantage of holding back is also obvious, that is, when he goes to bed once every two or three days, he will work harder, charging like a wild beast, and ruthlessly getting back his capital with interest.

But the more ruthless he is, the more afraid Yuanli is, and the more he wants to control time.

It's not that Yuan Li didn't like it, but every time he did it with Chu Hechao, he was terrified, afraid that something might happen.And that uncontrollable trembling feeling was too dangerous, making Yuanli's brain dizzy, the more immersed he became, the crazier he became, and he didn't know whether it was better to sink or repel.

After Chu Hechao was sure that he was telling the truth, he raised his hand and wiped his face, picked up the book and continued to read, "Let's forget about it today?"

Yuan Li blinked and nodded, "Yeah."

Chu Hechao stopped talking and looked extremely focused.

Yuan Li said slowly: "Actually, starting from tomorrow..."

Chu Hechao reached out his hand to signal him to stop talking, "Hey, go out and play, don't disturb my reading."

Yuanli: "..."

As the cold gradually approached, Li Li also received food and news from Youzhou in the capital.

Li Li is an old guy who is almost 50 years old.A pair of eyes are shining brightly, and the face is covered with flesh, which looks very evil.

After hearing the reasons why Chu Hechao and Yuan Li declined to go to Beijing, he snorted coldly, not surprised, "I knew these two would not go to Beijing easily."

His confidant Wang Chun said worriedly: "The reasons of these two people can't find any shortcomings. Chu Hechao is a general appointed by the late emperor, and his duty is to guard the northern border to prevent foreign enemies from invading. Yuanli has nowhere to go Said that the snow disaster in the north caused a lot of damage, and it is understandable that he, the governor, was busy with post-disaster repairs and could not come to Beijing."

Li Li sneered: "This signboard of the Son of Heaven is becoming more and more difficult to use."

As soon as he said this, no one below dared to answer.

Li Li didn't care either, he sighed, "The north of the Yellow River may have already united."

Some of the subordinates asked suspiciously: "Why did the lord say that?"

"Chu Hechao and Yuanli have already controlled Youzhou and Bingzhou," Li Li stroked his beard and said, "Not long ago, Wu Shanshi of Jizhou wrote to Biao Yuanli to be the governor of Bingzhou. Wu Shanshi was willing to do such a thing. The three of them People must join hands. And this hand in hand to deal with people, except for the old man, he doesn't think about it."

Hearing this, the subordinates were in an uproar, and someone panicked and said: "If the three states of Hebei join hands, how can we resist it?"

Li Li's expression was not good either.

He has only been in power for only three years, and he is already deeply fascinated by power, enjoying the feeling that all officials are afraid of him.He had a bad premonition when he learned that Chu Hechao had conquered Bingzhou, and when Wu Shan came to Biao Yuanli as the governor of Bingzhou, this bad premonition reached its peak.

If these three are united, they will be a huge force.Li Li must find a way to disintegrate their union, otherwise he will be the one who suffers.

Li Li pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "Send someone to Jizhou to deliver rewards first, to see if you can win Wu Shanshi and give him everything he wants. Tell him, if he is willing to help me, I am willing to rule the country with him .”

Wang Chun said in surprise, "Master?!"

Li Li raised his hand to tell him to shut up, "I've made up my mind. Wu Shanshi is very ambitious, and he is very ambitious. If he takes half of the country as sincerity, he will be tempted [-]% of the time. But there are many smart people under his command, and my reputation It is already so stinky, it is more likely that he, like Lord Chu He Chao Yuan Le, directly rejected my reward, and cursed at me to promote his own reputation."

He suddenly laughed loudly, "These people are living a hypocritical life one by one. They value their reputation more than their lives, but each of them has a very serious heart. If they were in my position, I don't believe they can't Tempted. On the surface, they say that they are loyal ministers loyal to the emperor. When they really let them die, they will be afraid again. The one in my hand is the real one, and the others are all false names... This Wu Shanshi's great success is his shortcoming. I don't expect him to stand on my side, but at least Chu Hechao and Yuanli must be suspicious. Wu Shanshi has already stood with me, if Wu Shanshi can't say anything, he must accept my things, do you understand?"

The subordinates were thoughtful, "My lord, do you want to subdue others without fighting?"

"That's right," Li Li said calmly, "It's just not enough. I still need to take some precautions, and recruit some allies... Hurry up and invite the general!"

Yuanli and Chu Hechao visited Bingzhou for a month, visited all the nine counties in Bingzhou, strengthened the defense line of Bingzhou's garrison, and checked the progress of Bingzhou's conscription.

Yuanli specifically told Guan Zhihuai and Xinzhou that they must train troops according to his requirements.

These two have witnessed the bravery of Youzhou soldiers, and they have no reason not to agree.The two promised with Yuanli that they would definitely train their troops according to Yuanli's method, and strive to turn the [-] Bingzhou soldiers into elite troops.

At the beginning of December, when the weather became colder, they returned to Youzhou.

As soon as I returned to Youzhou, the first snow of this year fell, and in just an hour, the outside was already covered with snow.

As soon as he returned to Chu Wang's mansion, Yuanli set the kang bed on fire.

He made people cook the soup base, slaughtered a sheep, and had a hearty hot pot meal with Chu Hechao.

In the middle of the meal, the two of them were so hot that they were sweating all over their heads. They took off a few clothes on their bodies, and then they felt a little more comfortable and could continue eating.

Adding peppercorns to the hot pot, Yuanli whetted his appetite: "Cheer up! Hot pot is the most delicious in winter!"

Chu Hechao was so hot that his arms were shirtless, his body was beaded with sweat, "The kang bed in this room is too hot."

Yuan Li was actually very hot, but he pretended to be calm, "Where have you been reading all the books for a month? It's natural to be cool when you calm down, just think about the contents of the book and you'll be cool."

Chu Hechao sneered, "I read everything about you."

Yuan Li looked at him speechlessly, and put another chopstick into his mouth.Unexpectedly, he caught pepper, his lips were red from the numbness, his tongue was numb and he breathed out, anxiously looking for water to drink everywhere.

When Chu Hechao saw his pitiful appearance, he couldn't help but his eyes darkened, and he stepped forward to kiss him, sweeping his mouth around.

When he left, Yuanli felt that his tongue was not his own.