The boots stepped on the snow and went around to Shen Zechuan's side. The visitor straightened Shen Zechuan's face with his toes, and there was a little blood on his boot. The voice under his helmet was dull and he said, "Is Shen Wei your father?"
Shen Zechuan couldn't bite the blood between his teeth, couldn't hide it with his hands in a hurry, and didn't answer.
The man looked at him condescendingly for a moment and said, "Ask you."
Shen Zechuan, with blood in his mouth, lowered his head and said "um".
Ji Lei saw the needle and said on the side: "It's the eighth son of Shen Wei, whose name is Shen..."
The man lifted his arm and took off his helmet, revealing a young face. Haidongqing hovering in the sky landed on his shoulder with a howling wind, fluttering scattered snowflakes. He regarded Shen Zechuan as if he was a dick, and his eyes could not be described as contempt or disgust, like the blade of a knife.
Shen Zechuan didn't recognize him, but he recognized Libei Tieqi.
Shen Wei retreated westward in embarrassment at first, and reaching Cizhou was the last line of defense between China and Bo. From the north to the north, the iron cavalry went down from the north to the south, and the prince Xiao Jiming marched in the snow without rest for three days, crossing the glacier and driving directly to Ibaru. Unexpectedly, Shen Wei failed to defend even Cizhou, which caused the Libei Iron Cavalry to be surrounded by a heavy siege. If it wasn't for Xiao Jiming's backup, I'm afraid it would be another fierce battle.
After the battle of Libeijing, the one who hated the most was the Zhongbo Shen Clan.
This person is not Xiao Jiming, but since he is able to ride Ma Qidu and shoulder-strap birds of prey, he must be the youngest son of King Libei, Xiao Jiming's younger brother Xiao Chiye.
Ji Lei originally wanted to instigate, but when he saw Zhao Hui, the lieutenant behind Xiao Chiye, he didn't dare to stir up the flames.
Xiao Chiye threw the helmet to Zhaohui casually, with a smile on his lips, his blade-like gaze melted like ice, and Zeda's frivolous temperament suddenly emerged, and even this armor became inappropriate.
"Master Ji." He and Ji Lei crossed their shoulders, "Wait."
Ji Lei and Xiao Chiye looked at each other and laughed, and said, "Second Young Master, I haven't seen you for two years, how strange!"
Xiao Chiye pointed to the knife on his waist and said, "With the knife, it counts as half a soldier."
Ji Lei seemed to have just seen it, and followed with a smile: "Good knife! Second Young Master rescued the car this time, and the road was hard. I'll see the emperor later, let's have a drink in the evening!"
Xiao Chiye was quite regretful, motioned Ji Lei to look at the deputy general Zhaohui who was following him, and said, "Big brother sent someone to stare at me, how can I enjoy drinking like this? After I recover in a few days, I invite you. "
Zhaohui saluted Ji Lei expressionlessly.
Ji Lei smiled and said to Xiao Chiye, "Then go to the palace, the honor guard is still waiting."
The two chatted and laughed freely, and walked all the way into the palace. Zhaohui followed behind and glanced at Shen Zechuan as he left. Jin Yiwei, who was beside him, understood and dragged Shen Zechuan back again.
Ji Lei watched Xiao Chiye enter the palace, and spat unluckily when he was all his own. The smile on his face disappeared, leaving only a stomach full of complaints.
He originally thought that this bastard would be daring and bold on weekdays, and it would be logical to kill someone. Unexpectedly, this straw bag is still a ghost, and it was handled gently, kicked over, and let Shen Zechuan go.
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Xiao Chiye entered the palace, Zhaohui handed a handkerchief, and he wiped his hands as he walked.
Zhaohui said in a low voice, "Young Master just took too much risk. If Shen Gou's remnants were killed on the spot, the Queen Mother would be unhappy."
Xiao Chiye's smile vanished, and gloomy expression formed between his brows and eyes. He just retired from the battlefield, and his murderous aura could not be hidden, forcing the inner eunuch who was leading the way in front of him to dare not listen.
Xiao Chiye said indifferently: "I just want to kick to death. Shen Laogou let Zhongbo's blood float to the ground, and the sergeant in the Chashi Tiankeng was buried for half a month. You son of a bitch, how can there be such a good thing in the world. Besides, the big brother has run for thousands of miles, and after this battle, he can no longer be sealed. I have already reached the top of Beirong, and I have already become the empress dowager's thorn in the eyes. "
Zhaohui said: "The prince often says that Yueying is lacking. This time, most of the rewards are for a feast of Hongmen. Young master, the army is stationed a hundred miles away from the capital, and the city is full of the eyes and ears of the noble family. At this time, you must not act impulsively."
Xiao Chiye threw the pad back to Zhaohui and said, "Got it."
"Aye is here?"
Emperor Xiande fed the parrot.
This flat-haired beast was raised as a thief. Following Emperor Xiande's words, he opened his mouth and said, "Aye is here! Aye is here! Aye greets the emperor! Your majesty! Your majesty! Long live! Long live! Long live!"
With the bait in his hand, Xiao Jiming replied, "It's time to arrive."
"Two years." Emperor Xiande teased the parrot, "I haven't seen him for two years. This kid has followed your father, and he has grown so fast that he is probably taller than you."
Xiao Jiming said: "I'm tall, but I'm still a child, and I make trouble at home."
Emperor Xiande wanted to say something, and coughed again. Pan Rugui served tea by the side, Emperor Xiande moistened his voice for a while, and before he could continue, he heard the announcement from the outside that Xiao Chiye had arrived.
"Come in." Emperor Xiande sat back in his chair and folded his arms, "Come in and let me see."
The eunuch carefully lifted the curtain, and Xiao Chiye stepped in. He knelt down with a cold air, and kowtowed to Emperor Xiande.
Emperor Xiande said with a smile: "Good boy, wearing armor, very powerful. I heard that the twelve Biansha tribes raided the grain road and Bianyi last year, and you also showed your skills and captured a few people alive, right?"
Xiao Chiye laughed and said, "Your Majesty's love, people only caught a few, but they are just miscellaneous soldiers."
The year before last, the twelve Biansha tribes raided Guanbei Liangdao. Xiao Chiye led his troops to fight for the first time, but he was beaten all over by the bald Biansha. It was the mess that Xiao Jiming cleaned up for him. This incident became a joke back then, and Xiao Chiye became a well-known straw bag because of this.
Seeing him like this, Emperor Xiande became more gentle, and said, "You are young, and you are capable of riding a horse and a gun. However, your elder brother is one of my famous generals on Thursday, and he must have given you a lot of advice on how to use troops on weekdays. Since it is clear, I see that Aye is very enterprising, so don't be too strict."
Xiao Jiming agreed.
Emperor Xiande also said: "This time, the Libei Iron Cavalry has made great contributions to the rescue. In addition to yesterday's big reward, I will also give Aye some small rewards today."
Xiao Jiming got up and saluted, and said, "The emperor's love is his blessing. However, he hasn't made any achievements yet, so how can he be rewarded by this great heaven."
Emperor Xiande paused, and said: "You have run for thousands of miles and crossed the glacier at night, and your merits are immeasurable. This time Hugh said that it was Aye, even your wife Lu Yizhi, and I would like to reward you. Aye, Libei is an important frontier, and your age is Little, staying for a long time will inevitably be boring. Now I want you to come to this city and be a happy Yiluan commander, are you willing?"
Xiao Chiye originally lowered his head and didn't move, but when he heard this, he raised his head and said, "The emperor will reward you, of course. If you stay in the capital, you will only be reluctant to think about Shu."
Emperor Xiande laughed loudly and said, "You kid, I want you to be a guard, but you really just want to have fun! If your father hears this, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape a beating again."
The atmosphere in the hall was relaxed. Emperor Xiande left two of his brothers for dinner. When it was time to leave, Emperor Xiande asked, "I heard that Qidong also sent someone, who is it?"
Xiao Jiming said, "It's Lu Guangbai from Bian County."
Emperor Xiande seemed a little tired, leaned on the chair and waved his hand, and said, "Let him come tomorrow."
Xiao Chiye followed Xiao Jiming out, and the brothers didn't go far when they saw someone kneeling in the corridor. Pan Rugui leaned forward and said with a smile, "General Lu, General Lu!"
Lu Guangbai opened his eyes and said tiredly, "Eunuch Pan."
Pan Rugui said: "Don't kneel, the emperor is tired today, and he will see you tomorrow!"
Lu Guangbai was taciturn, nodded, then got up and walked out with the Xiao brothers. After leaving the palace gate and getting on the horse, Xiao Jiming said, "Why do you keep kneeling?"
Lu Guangbai said, "The emperor doesn't want to see me."
The two were silent for a moment, knowing the reason for this. Lu Guangbai didn't complain, he looked sideways at Xiao Chiye and said, "Has the emperor rewarded you?"
Xiao Chiye held the reins and said, "Encircle me."
Lu Guangbai reached out and patted Xiao Chiye on the back, and said, "This is not to surround you, this is to surround your elder brother and your father."
Xiao Chiye listened to the sound of hooves for a while, and then said, "The emperor mentioned my sister-in-law, and I was about to break out in a cold sweat."
Lu Guangbai and Xiao Jiming laughed together, and Lu Guangbai asked, "Is Wang Ye and Yizhi okay?"
Xiao Jiming nodded. His cloak embraced the court clothes, and his armor was removed, but he didn't have the youthful vigor of Xiao Chiye, but it made people unable to look away for no reason. He said: "It's all right. Dad was still thinking about the old general's leg injury. This time, he specially asked me to bring my usual plaster. It's also good for Yizhi, even since I was pregnant, I miss you very much. I wrote a lot of letters, I brought it too. I'll see you later when I go to the manor."
Lu Guangbai tightened the reins quite awkwardly and said, "The family is full of warriors, and there is no mother-in-law to accompany her. It is very cold in the winter from the north. I brought troops from Bianjun, and when I heard the news, I went all the way. worried."
"Yeah." Xiao Chiye also turned his head and said, "Cizhou is so dangerous, my eldest brother is imprisoned, let me not write a letter to go home, I am afraid that my sister-in-law is anxious. This battle was fought suddenly, when I left home , the elder brother and elder sister-in-law know that they are pregnant."
Xiao Jiming has always been restrained, but at this time he only said: "Dad is sitting at home this time to protect Yizhi. Don't worry, I will go home after the year and I will not go anywhere."
Lu Guangbai sighed: "Libei has been on the cusp in recent years, and every time we send troops, we have to think twice. This time, I only hate Shen Wei for shrinking and not fighting, leaving such a mess. When I crossed the Chashi Tiankeng, the blood flowed over the horse's hoofs. He has no escape from the death penalty, so he committed murder first, but this is really strange. Now that you have captured his son and entered the capital, what do you see?"
Xiao Jiming closed his cloak in the wind and said, "Shen Wei has always looked at the distinction between concubines and concubines. This son is eighth, and his mother's family has no support, so he abandoned it in Duanzhou to raise him, and it is reasonable to not know the inside story. There is no reason why the emperor is so persistent."
Xiao Chiye put on his helmet and said, "The public anger is hard to quell. The emperor personally handed over the defense of the Zhongbo six states to Shen Wei. Now that something like this happens, he will always kill someone to prove justice."
However, it is not him who is sovereign of the Great Zhou Yulong, but the Queen Mother who is under the curtain. Now that the situation is stalemate, they are all staring at Shen Zechuan's life. If he can confess his sins and die, everyone will be happy; if he doesn't die, he is destined to be a thorn in the flesh. Libei Xiao clan is now on the top of the mountain, and even the Qi family, the commander-in-chief of Qidong, has to retreat three feet. Xiao Jiming was first the "Iron Horse Binghe" among the four famous generals, and he was also the younger sister-in-law of Lu Guangbai in Qidong Bian County. After further investigation, he could not only mobilize the Libei Iron Cavalry, but also use his wife's family to mobilize the Bian County garrison. have to guard against.
"The empress dowager insists on keeping him alive." Lu Guangbai's thin lips pursed tightly, "I want to raise a jackal that can recover Zhongbo in a justifiable manner and obey orders. At that time, we will strengthen the rear power internally and restrain it externally. Libei is a serious problem for the confidant. Now that it is clear, this son can't be kept!"
The wind and snow on the street slashed at the cheek like a knife. None of the three said a word. In this long silence, Zhaohui, who had been silent all the time, rode his horse forward.
"Young master kicked him earlier, with eight points of force, and he was right in the heart. I saw that his anger was weak, and he was bleeding when he fell to the ground." Zhaohui pondered, "but he didn't die immediately."
Xiao Chiye held the horse whip and said, "After being tried for many days and passing the court stick, he was just hanging his breath. That kick was a kick to Huangquan Road. If he doesn't die after tonight, I accept his fate."
Zhaohui frowned and said, "He is thin and frail, and the wind and cold have not subsided along the way. Logically, he should have lost his breath. However, he is still breathing so far, so there must be something strange in it. The prince..."
Xiao Jiming glanced at them sideways, and the two closed their mouths and stopped talking. He looked at the road ahead in the gale, and after a moment of silence, he said, "To live or not to live is fate."
The strong wind howled fiercely, and the iron horses under the eaves on both sides collided. The murderous aura in the snow suddenly dissipated, and Xiao Jiming sat on the horse, calmly and calmly hitting the front.
Zhaohui bowed his head on the horse and chased after him.
The expression under Xiao Chiye's helmet was unclear. Lu Guangbai tapped him on the shoulder and said, "It's your eldest brother."
Xiao Chiye seemed to smile and murmured, "...Fate."