On August 15th, Ji Yue left Liang State and returned to Yongping. Wei Lian guarded the capital alone and took over the overall situation.
Fighting the country is easy and defending the country is difficult. Before Liang Guo was settled, Qin Guo ran into big trouble, and in an instant, Liang Ren, who was on the verge of desperation, saw a glimmer of hope, and became restless again.
Just with Wei Lian being there, all their extravagant hopes will be extinguished.
After Wei Lian beheaded more than ten changers, the remaining Liang Guoxun and nobles were frightened. They thought that King Qin had left the capital and Xie Chen had not arrived, so they could take the opportunity to fight back. Unexpectedly, Wei Lian, who was previously unknown, was not inferior to the King of Qin in the slightest.
What happened to Wei Lian? Isn't he from Chu? What are you doing to serve the King of Qin like this? How many people secretly hate it, but they dare not speak out. But those who were bitches and wanted to resist would die in the streets that night - Wei Lian suppressed them with absolute force.
The hardships are self-evident, but the result is that he succeeds.
On August 20th, Xie Chen brought an army into the Wangcheng to garrison, and joined Wei Lian.
On the first day he entered the city, he went to see Wei Lian.
"Young Master." Xie Chen was shocked when he learned that Wei Lian had been guarding King Liang's city by himself for the past few days.
As a general, he knew how difficult it was to defend a new city. What's more, Young Master Lian has no manpower at all, and relying entirely on psychological tactics, the Liang people dare not act rashly, and then use the strategy of delaying the army to delay the arrival of the Qin army.
His understanding of Wei Lian was originally limited to the protons sent by Chu State, which was very much loved by His Majesty, and the scene of throwing Princess Chonghua into the water further showed that this was not a jolly master. Later, Wei Lian solved the plague in Jiangzhou, and he felt that he was really a powerful person. Now, Young Master Lian guarded a chaotic city for five days. This is really...
Make him admire.
"The last general and His Majesty have already met in the middle of the road." Xie Chen respectfully said, "Your Majesty brought half of the army back to Qin to defend against it, and left an army to order the last commander to come to the royal city to assist you."
"I'll leave it to you here." Wei Lian waited for him to come, and finally he was able to pull away, "Keep the Liang Kingdom, I'll leave today. I've eliminated all the ones that should be eliminated, and you will clean up the remaining fish that slip through the net. lost here."
Xie Chen was taken aback: "Young Master is leaving?"
Wei Lian said, "Yes."
"You want to go back to Qin to find His Majesty?"
Wei Lian shook his head: "I'll go back to Chu State."
Xie Chen has arrived with the army, and Liang Guo doesn't need to worry about him anymore. Ji Yue fought against the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms alone, the difficulty can be imagined, and he had to help.
It's just that when it comes to the ability to march and fight, Ji Yue is one of the best. There is no need for Wei Lian to go to Ji Yue. Right now, he has another thing to do.
…
"Young master, what are your instructions to us?" Xiao Wen and Aida Ya sat side by side with a puzzled look on their faces.
As soon as Ji Yue's identity was revealed, Wei Lian's identity could not be concealed. At the beginning, Xiao Wen had a hard time accepting that Brother Wei and Old Brother Yue, who had been called brothers for so long, turned into Young Master Lian and King Qin, but he was able to adapt well, and now he can change his words fluently.
"Your Excellency once said that the Shadow Pavilion should do three things for me." Wei Lian asked, "Can I still count it?"
He had to count if he didn't count, and he had already figured out how to squeeze their full value.
Xiao Wen sat upright and said solemnly: "Naturally count. Even if I go up the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of fire, I will definitely do it."
"That's good." Wei Lian said, "I will use those three things now."
He finished three things quickly.
"… "
After listening, Xiao Wen's mouth twitched: "...Okay, I'll try my best."
He was really not polite to him, as expected, he was going up the mountain and down the sea of fire!
On the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, the state of Chu, Pan'an.
Troops and horses are in chaos, and gunpowder smoke is everywhere. Pan'an City was far more depressed than what Wei Lian had seen last time.
Qin Chu went to war again—this time on a larger scale, with Yan, Lu, and Chu all declaring war on Qin. No one wants to be the one who disappears from the territory, and it is understandable to start first.
There are very few traces of merchants on the street. Most of the shops on both sides are closed to protect themselves, and the few that are open are also left in the cold.
There was a sense of unease everywhere. No one knows whether the Qin army will defeat the Three Armies or the Three Kingdoms will win Qin tomorrow. The only thing ordinary people can do is to stay in the house and hope that the war will end soon.
The door of the inn that I came back to last time was still open, but there were no guests for a long time, and it was very deserted.
Wei Lian stepped in, and the room was empty, not even a guy serving tea.
He looked around, walked to the counter and called out, "The shopkeeper."
"Hey!" The shopkeeper was startled, crawled out from under the counter, saw Wei Lian, patted his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Lang Jun is you, you scared me to death."
Wei Lian's face is really unforgettable to those who have seen it. The shopkeeper recognized it at a glance, and then relaxed his vigilance slightly. The faces in the city on these two days are particularly eye-catching. If he hadn't had to eat, the inn would occasionally make a fortune or two, and he didn't want to open the door.
Is money more important or life more important? In truly life-threatening situations, most people will choose the latter. But if death is not so close to them, a considerable number of people will still choose the former.
After all, no one can predict whether you will lose your life or not, but if you can't maintain your current livelihood, what is the difference between losing your life and losing your life
Wei Lian asked, "Why did you hide from the bottom?"
The shopkeeper's dry smile: "I'm not afraid that the Qin people will come in." This is the case in wartime, and everyone is in danger.
"Then is this inn still open?"
"Open, of course." The shopkeeper said quickly, "Life still has to pass. Is Lang Jun going to be on the top or staying at the store?"
"Everything." Wei Lian picked a table at random in the lobby and sat down, "I want to stay here tonight, and I can serve a few dishes at will to fill my stomach. Can I prepare some more dry food? I have to leave tomorrow. Hurry up."
"Well." The shopkeeper left the counter and went to the back kitchen, "I'll go to the kitchen to fry it for you."
Wei Lian paused: "Is there no cook?" Still need the labor shopkeeper to go in person
And since he entered the house, he hasn't seen half of the staff, not even other guests.
Pan was as quiet as a dead city.
"It's hard to do business, I can't pay wages, so I have to quit." The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, looking more haggard than last time.
Wei Lian wisely stopped asking.
The shopkeeper cooked a few home-cooked dishes and brought them to the table in person. He probably hadn't seen anyone for a long time, and he muttered: "Lang Jun also saw it. Usually, no one comes for several days these days. Dude - Xiao Du, he has been recruited. The boy is only sixteen years old. He can't even hold the big spoon in the kitchen, so he can only carry the plate. He is also good-natured, and he can't even fight with people. How can he How can he handle a gun? How can he beat others? There is a mother in his family who needs to be taken care of…”
When the shopkeeper said this, his eyes were a little red. He was stunned for a while, and then suddenly reacted, wiping the corners of his eyes hastily: "Lang Jun is laughing. The old man has been alone for a long time, and he wants to talk when he sees people, but he talks too much."
Wei Lian shook his head gently: "It's okay."
"The next person has been on the road for a long time, and I want to hear someone talk for a while."
He ate a mouthful of food by the way, and his chopsticks were barely noticeable.
… The shopkeeper was probably getting old and forgetful, so he put more salt in it a few times.
Wei Lian kept calm and continued to eat.
"That's good." The shopkeeper looked a little happy, "I haven't been chatting with this old man for a long time. What about the man who was next to you last time? It seems to be the one wearing a mask? It's your brother... What happened this time? not together?"
Wei Lian lowered his eyes: "He also joined the army."
The shopkeeper suddenly became a little stiff.
Seeing this, Wei Lian immediately changed the words with the accent of Chu country: "I am from Chu."
The shopkeeper's expression softened.
More than half of the people who live in the inn from the south to the north on the border of Qin and Chu are Qin people, otherwise these days will not be so deserted - it is not because the Qin people are not coming, and they will not get a good face when they come.
He was afraid that it was Qin Bing, no matter what, they were now enemies.
Since this Lord Lang is from Chu, the one with him must also be from Chu.
The shopkeeper was relieved and comforted: "This is a war, every family has to have a male. Don't worry, Langjun, your brother will be able to return safely."
Wei Lian smiled lightly: "Yeah."
... Ji Yue is not a big boss.
The one from his family who joined the army was called Yujia to personally expedition.
"I don't know when it will be a head these days." The shopkeeper sighed, "I sent my wife to go early, and I didn't leave a son. I kind of see Xiao Du as a grandson. Fortunately, I didn't have a grandson, and Xiao Du went to war. , I feel empty in my heart. If this is my grandson, it will be very uncomfortable. "
It is the people who suffer in war. It's not just them who parted, there are thousands of families in the world, so wives and children are separated, and even yin and yang are separated.
Wei Lian firmly believes that he and Ji Yue will meet again soon, just to get through the difficulties for now.
But there are too many... they will never meet again.
Just listening to the shopkeeper's few words, you can see the cruelty of the war in one corner.
Wei Lian suddenly said: "If the monarch is incompetent, old man, would you mind changing to a wise monarch?"
The shopkeeper was taken aback.
"Lang Jun's words... are too bold. I dare not answer."
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, it's just you and me here."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a long time, and then said: "His Majesty, he... greedy for beauty, incompetence, killing the virtuous, has long disappointed the people, and everyone has been complaining for a long time. He is not worthy..."
He didn't dare to say the rest, but just said: "Speaking a rude and outrageous thing... In fact, we people don't care who the king is and what his surname is. As long as we can eat and clothe ourselves, we don't have to worry about outsiders fighting every day. Come in, it's a wise man, and I'll recognize him."
After listening to Wei Lian, after a long time, he said one word: "Okay."
At that time, the shopkeeper didn't know how much weight a "good" word from Wei Lian had.
Ji Yue didn't like fighting, and neither did Wei Lian.
But they had to do it, and they had to dye their hands with blood. Wei Lian knew what he was about to do. He might be called treason, he might be reviled by the people of Chu, and he might be engraved on the pillar of shame by the history of Chu throughout his life.
He knew what he was doing.
The merits and demerits are judged by later generations. He lives only in the moment, and he knows what they are doing, not for the war itself, but for the coming of peace.
He wanted to end it sooner than anyone else.
On September 17th, Chu State, Liangcheng.
Liangcheng is the capital of Chu Kingdom. Recently, the whole city is under martial law. Beware of spies from Qin Kingdom. The investigation at the city gate was extremely meticulous, and any suspicious person was immediately arrested.
Today, there is still a long queue at the gate of the city. Suddenly, the sound of hooves is heard. A young man in white wearing a hat came riding on his horse and directly crossed a checkpoint.
The soldiers defending the city immediately stopped: "Who is coming? Get off your horse and report your name!"
The passers-by who had been queuing for a long time were also dissatisfied: "That's right, go to the back and line up..."
The young man reined in the reins and took off his hat, his eyebrows were delicate and cold, and his voice was as clear as snow: "Young Master Lian."