After a day of hustle and bustle, Jinghu County gradually quieted down, the defeat of the front line, is no longer news, after the initial panic, the current Jinghu County has calmed down, Cheng Wuben and his tens of thousands of troops arrived, but let the people of Jinghu County eat a reassurance. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info With this Chu State Iron Wall, Jinghu County can naturally defend it. This is the most simple idea of the most ordinary people.

In the past so many years, Cheng Wuben sat in Kunling Pass, and the 200,000 Chu army was like a chain, locking the entire six eastern counties into a rock, making the Qi people helpless. If it weren't for the emperor changing an eastern commander, how could the six eastern counties be lost? For the high-level struggle, the people are naturally not clear, they just know that in the past, when Cheng Wuben was the commander, everyone was very safe, but later Cheng Wuben was not in place, and with a different person, the Chu State suffered defeats year after year, and now even the six eastern counties can't be saved.

Now the six eastern counties are no longer guaranteed, Jinghu County, which was originally the hinterland of Chu State, was immediately exposed to the blade of the Qi army, and the people of Jinghu were extremely panicked at first, but fortunately, there was a respected county guard, after receiving the warning, he immediately stood up, organized the county soldiers, young and strong, and began to strengthen the city wall, build one post after another, and forts. Zeng Lin, who is confident, has greatly stabilized the hearts of the military and the people in Jinghu County, so that there has been no large-scale wave of escape in Jinghu County, and now, Cheng Wuben and his tens of thousands of troops have arrived in Jinghu County, which makes everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

When the door slammed shut, Zeng Lin, who had always been calm and breezy in front of everyone, looked angry in front of Cheng Wuben, and pointed his finger at Cheng Wuben's nose: "The surname Cheng, you are doing this, it is the way to die, don't you know?" ”

In the face of Zeng Lin's accusation, Cheng Wuben looked like he knew it well, sat on the chair by the window, stretched out his hand and pushed open the window, admiring the sparkling pond outside the window at night, where there were already a few small lotus leaves spread on the water surface, and in a few months, the pond outside the window would inevitably be covered with lotus leaves, and the pink and white lotus flowers would bloom on the turquoise lotus leaves.

"Brother Zeng, you will really be blessed! Sitting alone by the window, drinking, enjoying the flowers, the moon and the lotus leaves, it's not too fast! Cheng Wuben pointed outside and said with a smile.

Zeng Lin stood in front of Cheng Wuben with a dark face, and slammed the window shut, "Do you know what you're doing?" Retreat without authorization, abandon the emperor's safety, and sit back and watch the army of Qi occupy Kunling Pass and wreak havoc on the six eastern counties, each of which is enough to make you die 10,000 times. ”

Looking at the closed window, Cheng Wuben's smile slowly faded, and he stared at Zeng Lin: "Brother Zeng, then you say, what should I do?" To save the emperor and bury these tens of thousands of troops in the bottomless pit of Luzhou? I'm afraid that Cao Tiancheng and Cao Yun will laugh so hard that they can't close their teeth. Without hundreds of thousands of eastern border troops, what can be used to hold Kunling Pass and the six eastern counties? Just my tens of thousands of horses? At that time, the six eastern counties could not hold it, but gave them their lives in vain. ”

"It's a matter of attitude." Zeng Lin snorted coldly and said, "You don't know what kind of character the emperor is. If you ignore his life or death, even if you block the subsequent intrusion of the Qi people in Jinghu, will he remember your affection? Even if he knows you're doing the right thing, if you ignore his safety, you're dead. ”

"Compared with the emperor and most of the Great Chu, I choose the latter." Cheng Wuben raised his head: "Even if the emperor is gone, as long as you hold Jinghu, you can hold half of the Chu country, and after the emperor has it, the Chu country can set up another emperor." ”

Listening to Cheng Wuben casually say these words, Zeng Lin couldn't help but smile bitterly, and sat opposite Cheng Wuben with a bang: "You know everything, but you still did it." ”

"The life and death of the country have been realized, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune!" Cheng Wuben said in a low voice: "Brother Zeng, I have nothing to regret, I only ask Brother Zeng to help me rebuild the defensive wall of my Chu State in Jinghu and refuse to gather people, only in this way can the Chu State win some more time to recuperate, or as long as it takes one generation, the Chu State can stand up again." ”

"A generation?" Zeng Lin stood up, slammed open the window, stared at the cold moonlight outside the window, and turned around for a long time, "Brother Cheng, now the emperor is not the first emperor, decades ago, when my Dachu was facing a life and death crisis, Wen had Yang Yihe, Wu had you Cheng Wuben, An Ruhai, the top and bottom worked together, and the monarchs and ministers had their lives, so they survived that crisis, and now, is there still Yang Yihe?" I'm just afraid that in some time, even your notebook will be gone. ”

"There are talented people in the country, and there are always new people who suppress the old." Cheng Wuben laughed: "Back then, I was just an ordinary general, An Ruhai was just a captain, and now that the Chu State is in trouble again, there will always be talents coming out." ”

"Then you must also have the wisdom of today!" Zeng Lin said coldly. "Is there any insight today? If there is, Luo Liang will not be allowed to serve as the commander of the east, Luo Liang is a general, but a disaster is a disaster, narrow-minded, will be retribution, the overall situation is weak, only know the plan for a while but do not know how to plan for eternity. A little cheap is enough to blind him, but his heart is higher than the sky, and he wants to go down in history, which is a perfect match for our emperor. ”

"Emperor, it's not as unbearable as you say!" Cheng Wuben smiled bitterly.

Zeng Lin sat down again, looked at Cheng Wuben, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Cheng, I have a word, I don't know if you want to hear it?" ”

"Brother Zeng, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" Cheng Wuben looked at the solemn Zeng Lin and sat up straight.

"The emperor doesn't know if he can come back this time. As far as I'm concerned, I actually really hope that he will die in Qi Country like this, but it's a hundred. He is dead, but he just set up a new emperor, and now the crown prince is young, and he will inevitably have to rely on Brother Cheng at that time. Brother Cheng acted and no longer had elbows. Even if the emperor doesn't die and can escape back, only taking the road of Jinghu is the easiest and safest, if we ......" Zeng Lin looked at Cheng Wuben and lowered his voice word by word: "Why don't we give him a ride." ”

Cheng Wuben looked at Zeng Lin deadly, and said after a while: "Brother Zeng, I haven't said such a big rebellious remark, and I have never heard it." ”

Zeng Lin sighed: "If it weren't a last resort, how could I say such a thing, such an emperor is better than nothing!" If he returns to Shangjing, he will have to toss our Great Chu to death. Brother Cheng, if it weren't for me Zeng Lin saying sad words, as long as that person returned to Shangjing, you and I would never die well. ”

Cheng Wuben stood up unhappily, "Brother Zeng, how does the first emperor treat you and me?" Grace is as heavy as a mountain, pushing clothes and clothes, pushing food and food, even if it is a brother, it cannot be compared. Today's emperor, although there are shortcomings, but I am not thin to treat you, I am the only existing prince of the dynasty, and you, don't you still have a good guard in front of your Jinghu County! The emperor may not have seen the whole form clearly after his defeat now, but when he returns to Shangjing and calms down, he will naturally know that I have done the right thing. Even if you take 10,000 steps back, the emperor has a grudge in his heart, but he will only hate me alone, and he will not implicate you. When the time comes, I will still rely on you to defend Jinghu, as for me, I have a few months, which is enough to stabilize the Jinghu defense line, and it doesn't matter what my future will be at that time. Hugh will not mention this matter again. ”

Zeng Lin looked at Cheng Wuben, didn't make a sound for a long time, and sat sullenly.

"Brother Zeng, if you commit a rebellion, the history is like a knife, even if you and I are not afraid of leaving a stench for 10,000 years, he will go to Jiuquan in the future, can he have the face to see the first king? When the time comes, tell the first king that for the sake of your great Chu, we will slaughter your son? Cheng Wuben pressed his hands on Zeng Lin's shoulders and said slowly.

Zeng Lin stood up helplessly: "Since Brother Cheng has made up his mind, why don't I give up my life to accompany the gentleman." Brother Cheng is tired, and have a good rest, I'll go first. ”

Walking to the door and opening the door, Zeng Lin looked back at Cheng Wuben's iron-like face, sighed again, and strode away.

Around the corner, a figure flashed out like a ghost, silently following behind Zeng Lin, Zeng Lin just walked straight to his study as if there was no such person.

With a thud, the door slammed shut. Under the light, the person who followed Zeng Lin revealed his original face, and on his handsome face, a scar destroyed his originally handsome face, adding a lot of ruthlessness. It turned out to be the general of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Zhi, the deputy general of the Perak battalion, and the grandson of Yang Yihe, the former first assistant of the Chu State.

"Cheng Wuben didn't agree." Zeng Lin said disappointedly: "It's a stone in a thatched pit, it's stinky and hard." The brain is simply made of granite, and it is not open at all. ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't say yes." Yang Zhi chuckled. "Originally, I just gave it a try with the hope of just in case, since Cheng Wuben refused, then there would be no hope for us to assassinate Min Ruoying."

"Childe, then watch Min Ruoying go back to Beijing." Zeng Lin said.

"What else?" Yang Zhi smiled: "But that's fine, one day, I will lead the troops into the capital and personally go to take Min Ruoying's head, and it will be faster to live." Great-grandfather, the state of Chu is no longer good, and the future is the Ming Dynasty. The Sun and Moon Banner will eventually be planted all over the world, and now you have defected to the Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as seeking wealth for your children and grandchildren for several generations. ”

Zeng Lin sat down with a wry smile, "I don't know if there is still life to enjoy?" Childe, Zeng begged you for something. ”

"Great-grandfather, but it doesn't hurt to say it's okay!"

"You leave this time and take that little grandson of mine with you. To the outside world, I said that this little grandson died violently due to illness. When the time comes, if something happens to my Zeng clan, the bloodline will always continue. Zeng Lin said.

Yang Zhi pondered for a moment: "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to send him to Daming when I go down." ”

"In this way, I will be relieved, what Childe wants to do, I will arrange it here. Even if I'm gone, Childe can still continue to do everything. ”

"There's Grandpa Lao." Yang Zhi bowed.

Zeng Lin was distracted for a long time before he said: "Back then, I scolded Yang Xiang...... in a book."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Zhi had already waved his hand to cut off Zeng Lin's words: "Grandpa Zeng, I'm not a child, how can I not know your hard work, first of all, only by living, can I take revenge." If they all beg for death for the sake of temporary pleasure, wouldn't it make the relatives hurt and the enemies happy? ”

"Thank you for your understanding!" Zeng Lin smiled with satisfaction: "Yang Xiang has a grandson like this, and he should look at the nine springs." ”