The early winter has arrived, but the cold weather is not comparable to the cold of the sword soldiers, 20,000 Bozhou troops advanced all the way to Ligu Pass, the pass that once the family fought for each other in less than three years, and the sword soldiers were opposite.

After the Ligu Pass was pacified after the Yewu Rebellion, it was not overhauled, and it was very unstable, but Situ Jing still led the troops to stick to this place, if the real merit was great, it was Zhu Xiaoyan who was good at using troops, although the strength and equipment of the Yichun Army were far inferior to the Bozhou Army, but because they occupied the control of Ligu Pass at the first time, they held on for five days, although the Yichun Army suffered heavy casualties, but the Bozhou Army still failed to enter the pass.

Just when Liguguan was scarred and the Yichun army was about to collapse at any time, the Bozhou army suddenly stopped attacking, and for several days, Bozhou County did not move, which allowed the Yichun army to get a short rest.

This time Situ Jing can be said to be fighting for the future, Han Mo sent Zhu Xiaoyan with a token to give him an order to block the Bozhou army, he also hesitated, but soon he made a decision.

His future is completely tied to Han Mo's body, if he can really complete the mission, even if the Situ clan will not soar because of this, they will definitely be extremely rich.

Inside and outside Ligu Pass, it immediately maintained a strange state.

Soon, news came from the capital, the national thief Han Xuandao was removed, and the queen decreed that Han Mo, the general of the northwest, would lead the ministers to deal with the government for the time being.

Two days later, I got news that the army mobilized by Han Xuandao before, under the mobilization of the military department, a total of 20,000 troops from Wu County, Huiji County and Donghai County were quickly rushing to Liguguan to support, and another 5,000 troops from Linyang County were detouring to the side of Bozhou County.

The continuous good news made the Yichun army jubilant from top to bottom.

Sure enough, in less than 20 days, the three-way army arrived at Ligu Pass one after another, and the army was extremely strong.

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In the Bozhou military camp, Cao Xiu was dressed in a snow-white fox fur, standing in front of the tent, looking at the pass in the distance, since she knew the news that Han Mo led three thousand iron horsemen into Beijing, Princess Xiu immediately ordered the whole army to stop attacking.

After that, news flew to her desk like snowflakes, she knew that Han Xuandao was removed, that the emperor had died, that the Qianxin Palace had collapsed, that Han Mo had led hundreds of officials to act on behalf of the state, and that several armies were encircling the Bozhou army.

Her complexion was not very good, her face was a little pale, and the autumn wind blew, and she even felt a little cold in her body.

On a stone not far away, a man dressed in gray was sitting cross-legged on it, his hands in his sleeves, and his eyes were looking at the sky, his face expressionless, as if he was part of the stone under his seat.

It's just that this man's body is very thin, he looks like a child of seven or eight years old, and his skin is also very delicate, if it weren't for the vicissitudes of life on his face that only adults can have.

Cao Xiu looked at Liguguan for a long time, and suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, only to see an official hurrying to this side, but it was Zhao Xiqiao, the county guard of Bozhou County.

Zhao Xiqiao stepped forward, saluted respectfully, took out a letter from his sleeve, and presented it to Cao Xiu: "Princess, this is a letter sent by Han Mo, and he bluntly said that he would hand it over to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

A faint smile finally appeared at the corner of Cao Xiu's mouth, as if he was saying to Zhao Xiqiao, and as if he was saying to himself: "He is really here!" He took the letter and opened it, only to see four lines of poetry written on it.

"The autumn night is boundless and the frost is cold, and the high platform is difficult for the wine through the ages. Stay in the moon and the sky, and go alone to relieve your worries! ”

Cao Xiu put away the letter, looked up at the canopy where night fell, and said lightly: "Lord Zhao, pass the order, the whole army will retreat twenty miles, without the military order of the palace, you can't take a step forward!" ”

Zhao Xiqiao was stunned for a moment, and said: "Princess, Han Mo on the other side has already gathered tens of thousands of troops, sharpening his sword, let's ...... Why should we retreat? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a flying horse came, and a scout turned over and rolled off his horse, stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Report to the princess, my lord, Li Gu Pass has begun to withdraw, and the enemy army is retreating!" ”

Zhao Xiqiao was stunned and said happily: "Is this really the case? Hurriedly said to Princess Xiu: "Princess, it seems that there is an abnormal movement on Han Mo's side, otherwise they will never retreat at this time, we can take advantage of this to attack and take Ligu Pass in one fell swoop!" ”

Cao Xiu shook his head and said, "There is no movement over there, it's just that Han Mo wants to invite the palace to drink!" ”

"Drinking?"

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The autumn moon is not moist, even a little poignant, the faint moonlight sprinkles on the earth, but there is a cold autumn, the moonlight shines on the mottled battlements of Ligu Pass, it seems to silently tell the joys and sorrows of the world, the changes of life and death.

In the middle of the month, the sky is hazy and cold.

Although Zhao Xiqiao and other officials in Bozhou persuaded passionately, they still did not stop Cao Xiu from going to the appointment, and she only took the dwarf man and the boy on two horses to the Ligu Pass.

After the iron-blooded battle, Ligu Pass was dilapidated, and the moonlight shone between the broken walls and ruins, quiet and cold.

Originally, Yichun County had laid out heavy troops here, but at this juncture, there was no image of ironclad soldiers, and Cao Xiu only saw a lonely figure standing in the moonlight, standing at the head of Ligu Pass.

Cao Xiu got off the horse, dressed in civilian clothes, and glanced back at the barren boy, only to see the barren boy sitting on horseback, his hands in his sleeves, expressionless, just looking at the lonely figure at the pass with a very strange look.

Cao Xiu did not hesitate, his steps were light, and he slowly ascended from the broken stone staircase under the gate, and when he stepped on the pass, he saw that the figure was carrying a very strange cup with one hand behind him, and the other hand was holding a very strange cup, as if he was enjoying the autumn moon and drinking wine.

"The cool breeze has a letter, the autumn moon is boundless, and my emotions are like living like a year...... Cao Xiu walked over slowly, and heard the familiar voice sing softly: "Although I am not a jade tree in the wind, chic and dignified, but I have my broad mind and strong arms and wrists......!" ”

Cao Xiu heard this plausible and even somewhat funny singing, and her beautiful lips curled.

Han Mo's singing did not stop, and continued to sing: "The cool breeze has letters, the autumn moon is boundless, and my Sijiao's emotions are like living like a year...... Although I am not a sunken fish and a goose, I have a broad mind to experience joys and sorrows with ......! ”

Cao Xiu was three or four steps away from Han Mo, and finally stopped, his voice soft: "Han Mo, even if you are a good general, you will never be a good poet!" ”

Han Mo turned his head and smiled, he put the glass in his hand on the wall stack, picked up an empty glass on the wall stack with his left hand, picked up a bottle of red wine on it with his right hand, and poured a small half glass very elegantly, then put it down, picked up his wine glass again, stepped forward, handed the wine that had just been poured to Cao Xiu, and said with a smile: "Actually, a long time ago, I thought that one day I would be able to drink a glass of wine with Her Royal Highness the princess under the moon before the flower, but I didn't expect that such a good wish would not come true until today...... But this is already very satisfying, not all of everyone's wishes can be fulfilled in this world, although my wish was fulfilled late, but after all, it ...... come true! He saw Cao Xiu take the glass, smiled gently, and said: "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is actually the opposite, Han Mo is not a good general, but he has absolute confidence that he is a good poet, if the princess is willing, from now on, I can send a poem to the princess every day...... At this point, he sighed lightly and said, "Actually, I am really a good poet!" ”

Cao Xiu smiled lightly, looking at the red wine in the glass, the jade hand shook slightly, and the red wine rippled in the glass, causing ripples.

After a period of silence, Han Mo finally said, "The Holy Lord has been mourned, but the Great Yan Kingdom is still there...... And the Great Yan Kingdom needs an emperor who reigns over the world! ”

Cao Xiu said lightly: "General Han is very interested in the position of emperor? ”

Han Mo laughed out loud and said calmly: "Ninety-Five, if someone doesn't want to sit on that throne, it's just hypocrisy. Strange to say, I didn't have much interest in that position, and the most important thing for me was to have enough strength to protect myself...... That's all! Speaking of this, his expression became solemn and said, "You are the most important person left in the royal family, so there is one thing I have to tell you...... Everyone in the world thought that the acting king would ascend the throne and ascend the throne, but ...... Before this matter becomes a fact, I want to ask you, if what is flowing into the body is not the noble royal blood of the Cao family, I wonder if you would still like to see him sit in that seat? ”

Cao Xiuliu's eyebrows furrowed, and there was a slight look of surprise in her eyes, but what a wise person she was, she quickly understood the reason, and sighed faintly: "Han Xuandao is really up to the sky with his hands and feet, this person ...... It is worthy of a generation of heroes! ”

Han Mo picked up the wine glass, took a sip lightly, and said, "The breeze and the moon are bright, the wine is mellow, at such a time, I don't want to say some hypocritical things." He looked at the moonlit earth and said lightly: "To this day, I will still retain respect and respect for your royal bloodline, but I will never give anyone a chance to suppress my Han clan...... No chance can be given. He turned his head to stare at Cao Xiu, and said calmly: "Some people have said that flowers bloom and fall, plants and trees wither, maybe many, many years later, the Han nationality will become a wave in the long river of history, but when I am alive, I can only use my shoulders to support it, although I will not let this ethnic group do evil, but I must ensure that this ethnic group can survive in peace and tranquility......!" ”

Cao Xiu listened quietly, and her beautiful face was also calm.

"You must understand what I mean by this." Han Mo said slowly: "Your royal family can continue to have your glory, but what I have in my hands will never be given to anyone." There are things in my hands that I can do to guarantee less bloodshed...... Naturally, I won't let the initiative fall into the hands of others......! ”

Cao Xiu sneered: "Do you want to be a powerful minister like Han Xuandao? ”

"At least I'm a gentle person most of the time." Han Mo said calmly: "The way I deal with things is usually that I don't have to, and I will deal with them in a way that everyone is happy with...... I've never liked hurting people, but ...... He has always hated being hurt by others. He put one hand behind his back and said lightly: "Sometimes experiencing something will make people more mature and cautious, so when I hate being hurt, I will do my best not to give others the opportunity to hurt myself......!" ”

"To this day, I don't know what else General Han has to make my royal family and your Han family happy?" Cao Xiu asked lightly.

Han Mo smiled weirdly, stared at Cao Xiu's beautiful face, and smiled: "In the final analysis, it's still that seat after all...... We need a character who can truly resolve the contradictions between you and me! ”

"Oh?" Cao Xiu frowned and said, "Do you think there will be such a figure?" ”

"Absolutely." Han Mo approached and chuckled: "It depends on whether the princess is willing to have such a character appear, as long as you are willing, I am willing, then such a character will appear!" ”

Cao Xiu looked at the strange smile on Han Mo Qingjun's face, his delicate body trembled slightly, as if he realized something, bit his red lip, and then said lightly: "I don't understand what you mean!" ”

Han Mo leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear, Cao Xiu suddenly changed color, raised his hand and said, "Han Mo, you...... How daring! ”

"That's the best way I can think of it!" Han Mo sighed, looking helpless: "It's also the only way I can think of day and night...... I can make sacrifices, but princess...... Alas. He raised his hand and pointed to the pass, "My army has retreated twenty miles, but I can guarantee that they will still be here tomorrow morning if I wish...... For the sake of the common people in the world, for the lives of countless warriors of my Dayan, and for the sake of the royal family and my Korean clan, I ...... I can't think of any other way! ”

Princess Xiu's beautiful eyes looked at Han Mo hatefully, and said, "Han Mo, you are really bold, you ...... You're persecuting this palace! ”

Han Mo tasted the wine leisurely and sighed: "Good wine is like a dream, and the country is even more like a dream...... He sang very elegantly and happily: "The cool breeze has letters, the autumn moon is boundless, and my Sijiao's emotions are like living like a year...... ”

Princess Xiu gritted her teeth and looked at Han Mo with hatred, and scolded softly: "Han Mo, you ...... You're a rascal......! ”

Han Mo turned his head, smiled, and said, "Don't forget, princess, I used to have a nickname called ...... Little Overlord of the East China Sea! He raised his glass and said with a smile: "Come, Qingfeng Mingyue, I would like to get drunk with the princess!" ”