Hu Yanping led the army to the city of Shenglong Mansion with great difficulty, but found that it had become a water city and a dead city, the city was full of knee-high water, and there were countless dead bodies, some of these corpses were Jiaozhi rebels, and some were soldiers killed in the Great Song Dynasty, but more were ordinary people in the city.

Originally, Hu Yanping thought that Zhao Hao and they had encountered an accident, but they soon found that there were very few corpses of the Song army in the city, and they also found some traces of Wang Dan's retreat, along these traces, the spies could easily find the peak that Zhao Hao and they were holding, but when they rushed to the bottom of the mountain, the Jiaozhi rebels besieging this mountain had retreated very cleanly, and it seemed that the news of their arrival had long been known by Li Qiande.

"The last general has seen His Royal Highness the King of Wei!" Hu Yanping immediately went up the mountain to see Zhao Hao, and immediately saluted, before he had been worried that Zhao Hao would fall into the hands of the Jiaozhi people, but now he saw that although he was very haggard, at least he was safe, so he was relieved.

"Ahem, Brother Huyan doesn't have to be polite!" Zhao Hao was a little embarrassed when he saw Hu Yanping, because he was very embarrassed now, he was covered in muddy water when he escaped from Shenglong Mansion, and when he arrived at the mountain, because of the water source, they didn't even have water to wash their faces, so they could only ensure their usual drinking, plus he had not eaten enough in the past few days, and his face was even more haggard, even if there was no mirror, he knew that he still had a trace of the majesty of a prince in his current appearance?

Seeing the embarrassed expression on Zhao Hao's face, Hu Yanping also smiled secretly in his heart, he and Zhao Yan have been friends since childhood, and they have naturally known Zhao Hao for a long time, but Zhao Hao is usually full of arrogance, and he has always had no good face for them, and now seeing his embarrassed appearance, this makes Hu Yanping feel like laughing.

"General. Don't say anything else, if you have anything to eat, hurry up and make us a meal, I haven't had a decent meal in days. At this moment, Commander Cao suddenly said that he was also Hu Yanping's old subordinate. Now he is very happy to see his boss come to rescue him in person, but what makes him even happier is that they finally don't have to go hungry anymore.

Hu Yanping immediately laughed when he heard this, and asked people to prepare a meal, and after Zhao Hao and they devoured a full meal, then the generals in the general were called together to discuss the matter, and Zhao Hao also participated, after all, Li Qiande had already rebelled, although he had fled. But for the Great Song Dynasty, he will definitely not be allowed to continue to live in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, Hu Yanping came with troops this time, in addition to rescuing Zhao Hao, there is also to eliminate Li Qiande, and his cousin Hu Yanqing has already led troops to track the direction of Li Qiande's escape.

Among the people who participated in this meeting, Zhao Hao's identity was naturally the highest, and he was tasked with pacifying Yuezhou, so from any point of view. This time the operation to eliminate Li Qiande should be based on him, but Zhao Hao now has self-knowledge. Knowing that he couldn't compare with these generals in front of him in military affairs, he didn't say anything from beginning to end of the whole meeting, and only when Hu Yanping asked him for instructions, he would say a few words to agree.

After the meeting, it was completely dark, and Zhao Hao returned to his tent to rest. However, this tent is no longer the simple little tent before, but the handsome tent brought by Hu Yanping, but Zhao Hao was lying on the warm bed, but he couldn't sleep over and over, and his mind kept thinking about what he should do next.

It was originally when it was besieged by the Jiaozhi rebels. He had already planned to return to the capital immediately as long as he could get out of the predicament and never come out again, so as not to suffer this kind of suffering again, but now after getting out of the predicament, he felt that he had suffered so much, and if he went back like this, he was really sorry for the hardships he had endured before, so this made him very unwilling.

However, thinking of what happened during this time, it made Zhao Hao a little discouraged, and not only did the matter of pacifying Yuezhou not be completed, but almost let the rebellious Li Gande catch him, and what made him feel even more defeated was that he wanted to recruit Wang Dan to be his subordinate, but he never expected that the other party would be Zhao Yan's domestic servant, and he could have today It was Zhao Yan who cultivated him, and it was naturally impossible for such a person to betray Zhao Yan.

Thinking that everything would not go well after he came to Yuezhou, this made Zhao Hao, who was originally unwilling, also feel a sense of discouragement, but at this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of the guards outside: "Your Highness, Xing Zuosi asks to see you!" ”

Hearing that Xing Shu came to see him, Zhao Hao also stood up suddenly, he and Xing Shu had already met just now, but Hu Yanping and they were all there at the time, so he and Xing Shu didn't say much, and now he was in a mess in his mind, and it was the time when he needed Xing Shu, a strategist, to help him come in, so he immediately invited the other party in.

"The old minister's rescue is late, so His Highness suffers!" As soon as Xing Shu came in, he immediately saluted Zhao Hao.

"Xing Zuosi is serious, this king also knows that thanks to you personally running to Qiongzhou to ask Hu Yanping for help, you can let the reinforcements come in such a timely manner, otherwise I will be in danger." Zhao Hao helped Xing Shu up at the moment and said, although he knew that Xing Shu also had a certain selfishness in saving himself, but in any case, it was he who saved his life.

Hearing Zhao Hao's thanks, Xing Shu also hurriedly said a few words of modesty, but at this time, he saw Zhao Hao frowning again and said: "Xing Zuosi, this trip to Yuezhou was very unsmooth, appease Yuezhou to become what it is now, what do you think we should do next?" ”

"This ......" Xing Shu also showed a hesitant expression when he heard this, and only after a while did he speak, "Your Highness, we have made a big mistake in our analysis of the situation in Yuezhou, and even in the entire south, originally we thought that after King Yue left the south, he would slowly lose control of here, in fact, on the surface, the military and political power here in the south does belong to the imperial court, and King Yue no longer cares about the affairs here, but in fact this is not the case." ”

When he said that he came here, he saw Xing Shu pause for a moment and then said: "The old minister has only suddenly figured out in the past few days, since we arrived in Guangzhou, whether it is the two princesses or Hu Yanping, they are always reminding us that the south is his territory, but at that time I thought that King Yue's approach was actually a manifestation of weakness, so I didn't take it to heart, but after coming to Yuezhou, His Royal Highness was repeatedly frustrated, and instead of completing our pacification of Yuezhou, it also provoked Li Gande to rebel. In addition, Lao Chen felt that Deng Juan did not seem to be so simple, and even he was likely to have taken refuge in King Yue. ”

"What? You say that Deng Juan, the villain, is also Zhao Yan's person? Zhao Hao couldn't help but exclaim when he heard Xing Shu's words, the reason why he felt that he could take Yuezhou was because he thought that he could subdue Deng Xuan, and Deng Xuan did not express a clear refusal last time, which made him more confident in taking Yuezhou, but now he felt as if he had fallen into a huge trap.

"Yes, in fact, we are all a little careless, Deng Juan was originally a capricious villain, he was demoted out of the capital and came to Yuezhou, this is the territory of King Yue, although King Yue is not there, but with his villainous nature, he will definitely find a way to take the initiative to climb King Yue, so it is normal to take refuge in King Yue, but it has not been made public." Xing Shu also said with some regret at this time.

Hearing that Deng Juan might be Zhao Yan's person, Zhao Hao suddenly thought of Wang Dan again, at the beginning, he just thought that the other party was just an ordinary army general, even if he graduated from the military academy, but it was not without a chance to be subdued, but he didn't expect that the other party was Zhao Yan's domestic servant, and now Deng Juan has also become Zhao Yan's person, it seems that there is nothing unacceptable.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Hao felt a serious sense of frustration again, and only after a long time did he speak again: "Then in Xing Zuosi's opinion, what should this king do next, do you really want to return to the capital so disgraced?" ”

"This ......" Xing Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and then said a little helplessly, "Your Highness, this time it is indeed the mistake of the old minister, I didn't expect that King Yue has been away for so long, and he still has such a strong control over the south, I'm afraid that if we stay here, it will be difficult to do anything, unless we can get rid of all the people arranged by King Yue, but this is simply impossible, so in the opinion of the old minister, it is better to wait until the matter of Yuezhou is over, and His Royal Highness will return to the capital to discuss the long-term." ”

Zhao Hao was also a little discouraged, and even thought about going back to the capital directly, but now he heard that even Xing Shu, who was the most trusted by his side, also suggested that he go back to the capital, but he suddenly felt unconvinced, especially when he thought that he was so embarrassed in Yuezhou, now these news must have spread to the capital, it is estimated that many people in the capital are waiting to see his jokes, if he really goes back like this, I am afraid that he will not want to raise his head for the rest of his life.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Hao's originally wavering confidence suddenly became firm, and he shook his head very stubbornly at the moment and said: "No, I can't just go back for nothing, isn't it just a little hard, it is estimated that this is also designed for me by my good brother, and he wants to scare me back, but I just didn't let him get his wish, I won't go back this time, now let Hu Yanping and them pacify Yuezhou, and then find a way to stay, Zhao Yan can stay in the south for a few years without returning to the capital, and I can do the same!" ”

"Your Highness, don't be rash!" Hearing Zhao Hao's stubborn reluctance to go back, this made Xing Shu take a big startle, although the sea trade in the south is very important, but the capital is the core of the Great Song Dynasty, if Zhao Hao does not go back for a long time, then how can he compete with Zhao Yan for power? (To be continued......)