After Li Yan, the middle concubine, accepted the instructions of the crown prince Shi Di, he even selected a group of attachés, raised a batch of goods, and went out of the city to meet Shi Xuan in the name of rewarding the army.

In fact, even this batch of reward materials, Shi Di did not plan to come out, in his opinion, there must be a life-and-death decisive battle between the two sides, and there will be a move by the enemy before the battle.

For this prince's stinginess, Li Yan could only smile bitterly and continue to persuade again, saying that if there was no such excuse, he was afraid that he would not even have the opportunity to get close to Shi Xuan's army, and there was no possibility of entering to take a closer look.

In this way, Shi Di was slightly relieved, but he only gave Li Yan a warrant to go to the army's mansion to withdraw money and grain, and as for him, he was sure that he would not pull out a dime.

After all these twists and turns, when Li Yan led the crowd to leave the city, it was already dusk.

The leading general Wang Lang did not make any difficulties, he actually believed in Shi Xuan more, and felt that the Heavenly King was about to go south, and no matter how bold Shi Xuan was, it was impossible for him to raise troops inward under such circumstances. Besides, even if Shi Xuan had such an idea, could it be that the Jin army in Henan would allow him to easily transfer a large army to return inward?

It can be seen that there must be great variables in the southern battle, so that Shi Xuan, the vanguard governor of the southern expedition, had to retreat back to the middle school.

However, Shi Di has a deep opinion, and he also has a very unpleasant view of Wang Lang, a military general who stayed in Xiangguo on behalf of his father, so he naturally does not care what Wang Lang thinks. Even secretly, Shi Di had sent some murderers to faintly monitor the mansions and families of Wang Lang and other important ministers in the city, so as to coerce them into obeying him at a critical moment.

When the envoy of the Xiangguo army encountered Shi Xuan, it was already dark, and Shi Xuan's headquarters was already very close to Xiangguo City, so it was stationed in the edge of the large river formed by Shi Di's expansion of the Lishui Palace.

Although Shi Xuan was not in the capital for a long time, there was no shortage of strangers to this person, but he also knew that Li Yan was Shi Di's confidant.

When he met him, he didn't deliberately hide it, and ordered someone to lead him to him, and said with an indifferent expression: "The prince and his people are used to being whimsical, so I think I think that my return to the country this time is going to be unfavorable to him?" ”

Hearing Shi Xuan's words so direct, Li Yan was also embarrassed for a while, and fine cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness misunderstood...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was indeed surprised to learn that Pingyuan Gong had returned to the country to help, but he was also a little happy, and hereby ordered me to reward the teachers who came from afar, and asked me to ask Pingyuan Gong, is the war situation in southern Hebei good or bad? Why should the plains be ......?"

"There is no need to gossip, just pay for it. As for you, a cheap slave, you don't have to bother to tempt anymore, I will immediately tell you that the war situation in southern Hebei is unfavorable, and my fool's defense against the enemy is unfavorable, causing the Jin army to counterattack and enter, and there are even more unpredictable people along the way, taking advantage of the weakness of our county to wander and deep. The prince has been in the country for a long time, and the military affairs have long been estranged, and I am afraid that he will not be able to resist, so he has to lead the people to return to the country. ”

Although he was determined to show weakness to the enemy, Shi Xuan couldn't pull down his face and tell the truth, of course, this is also because although Xiangguo is still the national capital, no one knows that it is no longer the cardinal of the militaristic state at the moment, and even if there is any timely message to convey, it must be sent to the Xindu first. It is precisely because of the lag in the news that Shi Xuan can still save some dignity at the moment.

As he spoke, he knocked Li Yan on the shoulder with a horsewhip, signaled his people to follow him, and pointed to the surrounding soldiers who were in loose robes and military postures and said to Li Yan: "You tell the prince, don't think that just a wandering army of the southerners has the idea of underestimating the enemy. I was so anxious to rescue that I didn't have time to prepare carefully, so I hurried to help with the regular division all the way, and fought with the enemy a few times on the way, and there was no lack of defeat, which is the miserable appearance you see at the moment. If I am still in southern Hebei and have a strong army around me, I am not afraid of the enemy army along the way. But at present, in the weak Xiangguo, the prince is not a border general, and he does not have to have the stupid idea of resisting the onslaught of the thief army alone. ”

The contempt for the crown prince Shi Di in Shi Xuan's eyes, Li Yan didn't dare to defend at the moment, he just followed Shi Xuan's hope, and when he saw those soldiers with broken military appearances, his face couldn't help but change.

Although Li Yan is not a general, he still has a basic vision as an ordinary person. Especially Shi Xuan's army, the frustration of successive defeats was so strong that it was impossible to hide it, and he could naturally see it.

Li Yan couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and he also had doubts about the so-called facts discussed and determined by the prince and himself and other henchmen before. Although Shi Xuan's words cannot be believed, the atmosphere of the army's ruin is a fact, and at a glance it can be seen that it is a group of people who have been repeatedly ravaged by strong enemies.

But at present, there are many arrangements in Xiangguo, all of which are arranged to meet Shi Xuan, if there is really an enemy army that has bullied the surrounding area of Xiangguo, this is definitely a big disaster!

Although Li Yan is Shi Di's confidant, the image that Shi Xuan has created over the years to sit in southern Hebei and resist strong enemies is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If the enemy army can even ravage the troops under the command of Shi Xuan, then Li Yan really doesn't dare to have any confidence in the ability of the crown prince Shi Xuan.

Thinking of this, Li Yan's mood became worried, and he didn't dare to imagine how bad the consequences would be once Xiangguo was attacked by the enemy and the defense was unfavorable.

The crown prince Shi Di has been swaying in the heir position, and he has lost the joy of the lord for a long time, if he makes such a big mistake again, how angry the lord will be can imagine. Even if the lord still has the fetters of flesh and blood inheritance, but they, the prince's henchmen, don't want to have a good end!

coincided with the completion of the delivery of military funds, Li Yan was even more reluctant to stay for a long time, and wanted to tell the prince what he saw in detail.

But when he was about to leave, he was called by Shi Xuan again, and Zhengse told him: "The relationship between me and the prince is indeed a little discordant. But at the moment, it is the enemy country that is invading, and personal grievances naturally have to be put aside. If this is a mistake, the prince will not be spared, and I, as the forward general, will also be implicated. At present, our army is tired and needs to rest urgently, and you will quickly tell the prince after you return, and immediately arrange for our army to enter the city. After the rest and recovery, I worked with the prince to defend the city. ”

Li Yan was very worried, and he didn't dare to disobey Shi Xuan's intentions in person, so he hurriedly returned to Xiangguo surrounded by attachés.

After being stripped of the authority of the guard of the Jiande Palace, Shi Di simply moved out of the palace, and now he is staying in his newly built and unfinished Shan Yutai in the north of the city, and next to him is the Donggong Lux who he feels loyal and carefree.

After Li Yan left Shi Xuan's army, he hurriedly went to the north of the city to come to Shan Yutai, and after he had read everything he had seen, he said with a worried face: "Your Highness, if what Pingyuan Gong said is true, now is definitely not a good opportunity to eradicate the traitor, and it is a top priority...... Yes! ”

Halfway through the words, Li Yan suddenly covered his forehead and screamed, it turned out that Shi Di picked up the ornament on the case and smashed it directly on his forehead.

"Dog thief, once you went out of the city, you were cowardly in the courage of the thief, and you dared to return to confuse me!"

Shi Di decided that a fact, how could it be easily changed, at this moment, when he heard that Li Yan had come back from the city, his caliber had changed greatly, but instead of making him vigilant, he suspected that Li Yan had reached some conspiracy with Shi Xuan, and he scolded immediately.

Li Yan's forehead was bleeding, but he didn't dare to deal with it at this time, he just knelt at the feet of Shi Di and kowtowed repeatedly, so the blood stains on his forehead were smeared on the ground: "How dare Weichen turn his back on His Highness...... For many years, the servants have been with the prince for a long time, and they dare not compare themselves with flesh and blood, but the soles of the boots are dusty, and the nobles are expensive, and the wilderness is nothing more than sludge......"

Listening to Li Yan's loyalty, Shi Yan's face gradually softened, but his gaze towards Li Yan was still suspicious, and he told him to tell all the details of what he had seen, without the slightest concealment.

After listening to it again, Shi Di sneered: "The sky is dark, I can't know what is outside the zhang, how about you go in and out in a hurry, can you guarantee to see his military appearance?" If the thief deceives you in this way, if I slack off, I will open the door and welcome the thieves in. ”

Li Yan opened his mouth after hearing this, but he didn't dare to say more. In fact, he was not without such suspicions, but he saw that several generals in the army who even he had met a few times were seriously injured, even if they used treachery and deceit, ordinary soldiers could disguise themselves, and they couldn't even make a serious injury to a general with a broken leg and broken arm, right?

Despite this, seeing that Shi Di was still stubborn, Li Yan did not dare to persuade him again.

"Since the thief wants to enter the city, then I will let him enter the city and die! Immediately send an order to open Xiaozhang City, if he does not lead his troops to settle in, I will immediately go out of the city to attack and kill the thief! ”

Shi Di said viciously again, and after a pause, he turned to Li Yan and asked, "Wang Lang, that traitor, have you ever sent someone to go with you?" ”

After Li Yan heard this, he nodded hurriedly.

"In this case, Wang Lang should also know that the enemy's situation is conclusive. Since he is the leader of the army, and the country is harassed by the enemy, how can he not go into battle? Immediately give an order, let him lead the Praetorian Guards to the south of the city to wait for the enemy, without delay! ”

Speaking of this, Shi Di's eyes narrowed with laughter. From what Shi Xuan said, he didn't believe a word, even if Shi Xuan said that the Lord was the prince's biological father, he might have to think about making a drop of blood to recognize his relatives.

The so-called enemy traces, if there were doubts before, then now Shi Di is sure that there is absolutely nothing. The city of Xiaozhang that he arranged was an acropolis in the east of the city of Xiangguo, and in previous years there was a tendency to defend it with horns, but with the flooding of Zhangshui in the south of the city, it has been isolated from the city, and because of the river, once he digs a levee in the west, the small city will be in danger of being flooded.

As for assigning Wang Lang out of the city, he planned to take over Jiande Palace. There are some royal family members living in Jiande Palace, including Shi Xuan's wife and children.

Since he plans to completely tear his face, Shi Xuan has to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and let Shi Xuan completely die! Previously, because the command of the guards of Jiande Palace was not in his hands, Shi Di would not be able to realize this idea even if he had it. Since the thief tried his best to deceive him, he had a legitimate reason to send out the Janissaries to put this evil idea into reality!

Shi Xuan would not settle in Xiaozhang City, Shi Di was not sure, but he was sure that Wang Lang would not dare to disobey his order. In the final analysis, it was Shi Xuan's sin, the dog cub showed weakness to the enemy, and probably didn't expect to push his wife and children to death first!