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He didn't call Liu Qi, Liu Qi lay down in his own pile, counted the wounded, and learned that thirteen or four people were killed in battle, and more than ten people were injured. He stood on the slope and watched the sunset, and when he came back, he saw that everyone was eagerly looking for water to drink, so he said, "Have you brought all the water bladders?" I couldn't help but sigh.

"I brought it!" Zhu Wenyu handed his water to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi also brought it himself, took out his own drink, drank two sips to Zhu Wenyu, and said compassionately: "Give everyone some to drink." I don't know if I can find water at night. ”

As he was talking, Jie Douzhang ordered the gathering and shouted encouragement: "We will take the captured horses and go to Yanmen, and if we don't succeed, we will become benevolent." ”

After speaking, he took Liu Qi to the front, took a look, Liu Qi was also covered in blood, was silent for a while, and asked, "Are you used to it?" You did a great job today! ”

"If it goes on like this, when will it be able to be sealed?!" Liu Qi is also not modest, asking the questions he is most concerned about.

Jie Douzhang saw that he touched the blood sprayed on his jaw with his hand, painted a paw face, his expression was very serious, he couldn't help but smile, and said, "About ten years!" ”

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In the morning, they found a source of water, drank a lot, and rested on the spot.

Liu Qi volunteered to be a scout. He left the crowd for a few miles, smelled the smell of the wind on his nose, and hurriedly galloped up to a barren high-gang lookout, saw smoke and dust in the distance, judged that it was the enemy, but still rushed there for a while, went there to feel the situation, and when he arrived, the camp became clear, and there were many large flags erected inside, some with the word "Qin" written in them, and there were tigers and leopards coiled, not like thieves.

Liu Qi went back and said to Jie Douzhang. Jie Douzhang went to inquire, and sure enough, it was the people of the imperial court, so he was merged into that army. That group of men and horses came to pursue the Liukou, and it was estimated that they would not be able to catch up no matter how much they pursued, so they were taken to Yanmen.

Two days later, they arrived in Jinmen County.

Jinmen County has two mansions, it is a dangerous fortress place, and it is also one of the Ping Domains in the north of the Yangtze River, and it is also the Yanmen Pass in the north, and the city is high. There are still many earthen villages and checkpoints in the north of the county, so it can be said that even if Lu Hou does not come, Liu Xun may pass through here, or cross the danger to Beizhou, or travel southeast along the mountain table. This area is the sweeping wings of Yanxing Mountain, and the army almost did not encounter people when passing through the low mountains and wilderness, only many corpses rolled among the grass.

During the day, the sky sometimes flies with eagles and crows, once the plain is seen, it is yellow and green, and at night, birds and beasts break by, crying abruptly, so that many soldiers dare not go alone to relieve their hands.

They stayed for a few days and learned that the emperor and the empress dowager had moved back to Lin Cheng, so they went down the river, turned around, and went to Lin Cheng. Lin Chengbei is the hometown of Emperor Wulie, although the household is not dense, but there is a long tradition, many families are a few martyrs, in the past, Li Cao wanted to plot Qingde, here was one of his advisers to measure one of the places to gather.

More than 4,000 troops with Liu Qi and them were recruited here, with a lot of cavalry and amazing combat effectiveness. However, because they were not included in the establishment of the central army and foreign armies, they were to be disbanded, and the backbone was led by the general Gyeongdeok, Gwangwon Castle, and returned to Gwangwon in the south and Gwangwon in the north.

After Liu Qi arrived, the first priority was to inquire about the location of the emperor's palace and hand over a sign to ask for a meeting. As soon as he saw the emperor, he was complacent, after all, the emperor could know his mistakes, so he told his experience of rescuing the driver with the army, knelt on the ground and said: "The minister is late to save the driver, please forgive the sin!" ”

Qin Fen was a little surprised, he listened to the chaos of the battle, but Liu Qi came up to King Qin against the offensive of the bandits, but he was also a little guilty, let everyone go down, walked to Liu Qi's side gently, and said: "Lone gave you the pig, but you saved the car when Lone got married, and now you are still coming to King Qin, you are really a loyal minister." ”

The first time Liu Qi was evaluated like this, his heart was also warm, and he said, "That's for sure." My Abba is a loyal servant, and I am a loyal servant. ”

"That's good! Don't go back to the barracks, just protect the lonely king by Lone's side. After speaking, he looked at Xiao Xuzi, sat down with Xiao Xuzi, and played such a childish and ridiculous game as "Tengu Eats the Moon" (the two of them couldn't hide and suddenly begged to meet) through the gauze tent. Everyone was talking about it, but suddenly turned to playing, which seemed a bit excessive.

Liu Qi thought about it before and after, and felt that the emperor seemed to be hiding a lot of things from him, so he had to lie there and talk about it, and was wondering when he noticed that a eunuch had come in.

The eunuch came to report that Prince Tsunade was coming.

Liu Qi slowly retreated. In the process of retreating, he squinted at Prince Tsuna, who came in, but unfortunately, he could only see the body of Xuanyi and Qingxin when he was wrong.

He came out, retreated to the Xuan room next to him, and sat for a while, before he thought that he should go and tell Jie Douzhang, who had taken care of him all the way. Jie Douzhang encountered a numb scalp.

It is said that the officers who temporarily recruited soldiers were to disband their troops after the battle and return to their own ranks.

But he couldn't get in touch with Yun Zhongqian, and once his subordinates were disbanded, they couldn't be rewarded for their merits and deeds like they did in the past when their families were clear and people settled in the countryside; If you don't disband, you will find a dive in the clouds, and the food of the 100th person will also become a problem. When Liu Qi found Jiedouzhang, this man who was five big and three rough was begging his grandfather to tell his grandmother and begging to see the officials of other ministries and then returned. More than a hundred people, including those brought by Liu Qi from his own house, all suddenly extinguished their hot intestines, they were not worth it, and their companions who died for the enemy were not worth it, and from time to time they said something "It's better to be a bandit".

They saw that Jie Douzhang had put people's ears and heads in stink, and they begged for help, but they didn't make any trouble with him, they all tightened their pockets, and planned in advance for friendly support, how many days the food they picked up could last.

Jie Douzhang's eyes were full of gloomy disappointment, and he was silent beside everyone with a black face.

A veteran next to him repented to everyone on his behalf: "I knew that we didn't rush to rescue the driver, we just collected more things and earned from hard work." Now everyone is bleeding and sweating, and there is nothing to do, but we also know that it's not adults who are sorry for everyone! Alas. The way of the world! ”

The rest of his old subordinates, several veteran officers, were lying on the dirt floor with their bodies leaning over.

Suddenly, an old soldier wrapped in a homespun bag stood up and shouted at the people: "Let's go to see the emperor!" It's okay to give nothing. Let him know that we will come as soon as we hear that he is in trouble. ”

And everybody said yes.

Jie Douzhang pulled the corners of his mouth vigorously, and did not allow everyone's nonsense: "The villa has soldiers if you want to be carded, how can we go?!" ”

Zhu Wenyu and several of his own young men were all saying loudly: "If you want to say that you are losing, my grandfather is the most losing." Although none of our twenty men died, look at our weapons, they were all bought by him, and the food and clothes were all provided by him. In battle, who is brave and kills more people?! ”

It's not just him, but most of the more than 80 people below Liu Qi were raised by him, no wonder they were wronged by Liu Qi. Liu Qi knew that this could not be said that people were not at a loss, but that real rewards and punishments could not be done. He touched a straw, knelt on the ground and said, "When I saw the emperor, he praised us for our loyalty." But he can't reward us with anything, just let me tell you about it, he is moved?! ”

"That's right. The power is all in the Queen Mother. Someone said hatefully.

They all stopped talking stupidly and began to fall silent. Everyone sat with their backs to the slope, and they didn't know what to do, and one person covered his face and cried, saying: "My wife and children won't let me come, and my family has planted more than ten acres of land from the owner, and it is in time for the autumn harvest." ”

Liu Qi's tears almost came out, and he really wanted to go back and ask Qin Fen, did he know that there were so many people who fought hard for him, including those who fled, many of them were obviously affected, wrapped their companions' heads with cloth towels, covered their hands with blood, and withdrew from the front together.

"My family has land. If everyone is willing, go back to my house with Lao Zhu, and I will plant the land for everyone. If anyone knows the family of a brother who has died, let him take him with him, and go and help in my shop first, and then I will make up for it when I have money. Liu Qi pulled off his grass and raised his head to say to everyone, his eyes shining.

"I'll go find General Yun. In the future, I will give you food, food and supplements! For a long time, Jie Douzhang pressed Liu Qi with his hand and said categorically, "My family still has dozens of acres of land, and I will take it out when I go back." ”

"You're not eating?!" Liu Qi asked rhetorically, and then argued, "My family has a lot of land, ask Lao Zhu, it was my uncle who bought it, and many of it are wasted." ”

"I don't give my brothers' share. The sky thundered. Jie Douzhang choked for a moment, and two tears hung out. He galloped out, untied his horse, and turned back and said, "Go back first!" If we don't have enough food, we will kill and wound the horses if we have captured them! Don't take other people's stuff at bay. I'm going to go to General Xunyun now. Then he spite all the obstacles, and with all his might, he swept his horse with a whip of straw, and galloped away along the road by the river.

Liu Qi also arranged for Zhu Wenyu to get some food to take people on the road, but he stayed.

He returned to the emperor's palace uncertainly, only then did he know that the emperor and his party were preparing to return to Beijing. The palace is deep, and at night there are strange clouds swirling, and the darkness is overwhelming. Liu Qi was instructed by the emperor to take care of the portal, so he stood against the pillar with a knife. After a while, an old eunuch came over with a lantern and walked here to smile at Liu Qi, Liu Qi was too lazy to open the door for him, so he nodded and pretended to be lazy.

Not long after the eunuch entered, a terrible scream suddenly sounded inside.

Liu Qi turned around and immediately realized that something was wrong, so he rushed open the door and shouted that the saint was fine. But he was stunned by what he saw. The emperor changed his armor, stuck a long sword in his waist, and stood on the dark side of a row of fluttering lights, and the old eunuch died in front of him.

The emperor was directing Xiao Xuzi to drag the corpse, when he saw Liu Qi, he was startled at first, and then touched the long sword, but when he looked at Liu Qi's waist knife, he shivered, but he said excitedly: "Liu Qi, you know that your father and son are loyal ministers." Before the holy car sets off, Lone wants to be in power, are you willing to form a heart with Lone?! Later, he said: "Captain Shooting is Gu's brother, so naturally there is no need to say that Commander Ximen has sworn an oath to Gu. There is a lonely imperial uncle in Changyue, and now, even the eldest brother is willing to help me in the government. Lone will be the energetic Mingjun and let the queen mother live for a long time. Would you like to guard Lone's side and assist Lone? ”

Liu Qi was righted by his words, he never thought that the emperor was stupid and playful, and he was not motivated, but he didn't expect that his scheming was so heavy, and he didn't look like the one he knew at all. He was confused, and quickly nodded in agreement, shouting, "Of course I do." ”

Xiao Xuzi said on the side: "If you regret it, I can kill you immediately." ”

Liu Qi was excited, disgusted by Xiao Xuzi's words, and retorted in his heart: "If I really regret it, I will let you know?" This little hairy kid with no balls! Do you really want to fight, counting on you? ”

Then the emperor left a little son outside, and he sat inside, trembling a little.

He nervously grasped the hilt of the sword, unwilling to lose it for a moment.

After sitting for a while, he whispered to Liu Qi: "Taifu and Prime Minister both told Gu to endure it, but Gu couldn't bear it anymore." Fortunately, Uncle Huang arranged everything for Lonely! ”

Then, he drew his sword, pointed at Liu Qi in a trembling ball, and asked emphatically, "Do you say that solitary can win?" Lone will kill her! Yes, it will. If she dares to resist, she dares to risk the accusations of the world! ”

Liu Qi felt that this was the real emperor, a peer who was overwhelmed and pretended to be stupid. Will he win? Is his imperial uncle so good? Will he be deceived? Seeing Liu Qi's hesitation, the emperor couldn't help but be angry, and said loudly: "You also think that everything in Lone was given by her?!" Alone at the command of the heavens. It was the heroic spirit of the father who chose Lone, who was the son of Heaven and ruled the people by inheriting the mandate of heaven. ”

After speaking, he suddenly withdrew his sword, lay on the ground and kowtowed to the air, the leather armor of his buttocks trembled violently, but he shouted in his mouth: "All the ancestors, the emperor is here to kowtow to you!" Bless the children so that the country does not fall into the hands of the fierce woman. ”

Liu Qi also quickly turned his mind to help him analyze whether he could succeed, so he asked him: "Is the person you count on reliable?" You crack your fingers and see who's in first place. ”

"Of course it's reliable, it's all reliable!" The emperor snorted and turned around, excited about this Liu Qi.

"Captain Shooting is Lone's milk brother, he and Lone grew up eating the same milk, reliable. And General Ximen is a loyal martyr, and Gu's little imperial uncle personally asked him to swear an oath to Gu, which is naturally reliable. Gu's eldest brother is Gu's own brother, as soon as Lone explained to him, he swore allegiance, who is reliable if they are unreliable? "The emperor is not so much for Liu Qi, but for himself. Liu Qi felt that he was not sure in his heart, because he couldn't even convince himself, especially since he had fallen into a state of madness, and he didn't know if he would rely on people who looked like loyal ministers.

Thinking about it, Liu Qi gradually became in a trance, and asked him: "I remembered, in fact, you chose that ugly girl surnamed Lu, right?!" ”

"Yes! Lonely's little uncle has arranged everything! The emperor knelt down at the sword and cried, "It's just that we didn't expect that the queen mother, no, that swept me up to escape the summer." Lone really can't face such an ugly woman as a queen, she still has a bad smell, which can suffocate people! ”

"Abolish the Queen Mother. Will the courtiers let you pro-government?! Liu Qi asked him.

"Don't want to?! And he slew them, and left not one of them. The emperor said with a hideous face.

Liu Qi nodded, and even if he could, he said, "What if everyone thinks that you are against the norm and rebel?" You must know that the imperial court rules the world with filial piety, and the queen mother is your queen mother, and she is the person who supports you as the emperor. It's better for you to just want her to say a word, that is, what you said, and ask her to live for a long time. You tell people that you are here to give her a good old age. ”

"Impossible! She must not want to live in her old age, so she has to kill herself. The emperor was not willing to forgive the Queen Mother, and said through gritted teeth.

Liu Qi found it difficult to give advice to the emperor. (To be continued.) )