"Looking for Your Majesty?" Hu Zongxian looked at Luo Xin in surprise.

"yes!" Luo Xin took out a letter and handed it to Hu Zongxian: "Look at it." ”

"Whose letter is this?" Hu Zongxian took the letter.

"For Your Majesty!"

Luo Xin's voice was soft, but it shocked Hu Zongxian, and then he hesitated:

"This ...... I think...... The letter...... All right? ”

"Nothing." Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "Help me see if I can pass the test." ”

Hu Zongxian thought that it was because of himself that Luo Xin fell into the situation where he is now in a lost position, if he could help Luo Xin, he would naturally not refuse, so he nodded and lowered his head to open the letter.

The time was very short, Hu Zongxian finished reading the letter, he raised his head and said, "You have already prepared to attack the mountain people, and you have never thought of surrendering them at all?" ”

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Didn't I send someone to recruit them?" If they are willing to talk, I can give them justice. Of course, they have caused harm to the army of the Ming Dynasty, so if you want to get justice, you have to pay, and they have to bring Zhang Daoyuan's head to me. ”

"How is this possible?" Hu Zongxian shook his head and said: "Even if they don't help Zhang Daoyuan, they won't go against Zhang Daoyuan, they are ignorant, but they are not stupid." They won't do this kind of thing that we use as guns. ”

"Then they must pay the price, the price of their lives, to atone for their sins." Luo Xin spread his hands.

"But......" Hu Zongxian glanced down at the letter in his hand, then raised his head and said: "You take all the charges of massacring the mountain people on yourself, and then resign from all official positions and return to your hometown." It's too costly for you to do that. ”

"Not big!" Luo Xin shook his head and said: "Brother, first of all, we must end this war quickly, if it drags on for too long, even if we win in the end, our end will not be good." And I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for that day. If it drags on for a long time, I am afraid that the imperial court will send a new official to replace us, and arrest the two of us back to the capital to wait for His Majesty's punishment. At that time, even if we wanted to return to our hometown, we might not be able to do it. ”

Hu Zongxian sighed and said, "I know this, I estimate that if we can't make significant progress within two months, Your Majesty will send a new official to take the place of the two of us." You should still have a good chance of returning to your hometown alive, and I ......"

Hu Zongxian said bitterly: "This life will be handed over to Your Majesty." No, I hope you can take care of my family if you can. ”

"Not so much in the eyes, listen to me." Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "As the elder brother said, we must make a major breakthrough within two months. And if you want to make a major breakthrough, do you think the surrender can be successful? ”

"Can't!" Hu Zongxian shook his head decisively and said: "Don't talk about your harsh conditions, that is, you don't have that condition, and you give great benefits to the mountain people, maybe they will accept the surrender." But they will still send their hearts to Zhang Daoyuan in secret, and there is no way for us to take Zhang Daoyuan in the deep mountains and old forests. Therefore, if you want to surrender and destroy Zhang Daoyuan, this road is dead.

But it is not easy to slaughter the mountain people and Zhang Daoyuan together. Eighteen villages are easy to defend and difficult to attack. And even if they are captured, they will enter the old forest, and we will be in the unfamiliar old forest, and it will be even more difficult to move an inch. So, I really don't know if you have any way to settle the battle in two months. ”

"Let's not talk about this first, anyway, there is no way. Therefore, I have written these reasons clearly in my heart to Your Majesty. Now the mountain people are anti-thieves, if they kill our 120,000 soldiers, they are not anti-thieves, who are anti-thieves?

So, after I gave them a chance, they still refused to accept the surrender, and it was only a massacre. Although the massacre hurt Tianhe, I, Luo Xin, took it all in my strength and was willing to resign and return to my hometown.

This is the second point I want to do, and I will take all the charges and I will free Your Majesty from the charges of tyrants. In this way, Your Majesty will inevitably feel guilty with me. ”

Hu Zongxian's eyes lit up and said, "Do you want to send this letter to Your Majesty before you launch an attack, rather than after victory?" ”

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "I made it clear to Your Majesty in advance that I would bear all the charges." This let His Majesty know that I did not have to bear this charge under his pressure, but took the initiative to bear this charge for the sake of His Majesty's reputation. In this way, His Majesty can feel guilty in his heart.

Your Majesty is a person with a cold nature, and it is not easy for him to feel guilty in his heart, so he has to do things perfectly. ”

Hu Zongxian was silent for a moment and said, "Yes, if you do this, it will make Your Majesty feel extremely guilty." Although you ask to resign and return to your hometown, Your Majesty will definitely not agree. At most, demote you from the capital and demote you to a local position. As long as you still have this official body, you will have the time to make a comeback. ”

"Nope! I will not take advantage of Your Majesty's guilt to keep my official position. I will ask Your Majesty to let you return to your hometown alive and give you as much dignity as possible. ”

"No!" Hu Zongxian, a strong man, couldn't help but reddened his eyes at this time.

Luo Xin patted Hu Zongxian's shoulder with a smile and said, "Therefore, both of us will lose our official bodies and return to our hometowns." When the time comes, we will have time, drink and chat together. ”

"Don't ......" The tears in Hu Zongxian's eyes finally flowed.

"Being taken care of with emotion, first help me analyze whether I can get the results I want if I do this."

After thinking for a moment, Hu Zongxian nodded and said, "There should be no problem." It's just that my brother is already old, and he will return to his hometown. It's a shame you're so young. It's not as good as ......."

"Don't persuade me, brother. You have a good rest. Luo Xin took the letter and walked out.

A few more days passed.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

A soldier walked in with a wooden box in his hand, his eyes red and said, "Lord Luo, some mountain people threw this down in front of the camp gate and ran away." When we opened it, it turned out to be ...... It turned out to be ......"

"Open!" Luo Xin shouted.

The soldier opened the wooden box, Luo Xin's eyes were condensed, and there was a human head inside, which was the head sent by Luo Xin to the Eighteen Villages.

"Smack!" Luo Xin patted the book case, and his face was full of murderous intent. After half a ring, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go down first." Go to General Wang and arrange the funeral of this brother. ”

"Yes!"

Luo Xin stood up and walked back and forth in the big tent, his eyes flashing. He asked eighteen to deliver the letter, but the letter did not mention that if those mountain people wanted to surrender, they had to take Zhang Daoyuan's head. Just tell Eighteen Zhai that if you are interested, you can choose a time and place and talk in detail.

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