The Grandmaster Strategist

Chapter 169: Loyalty Sees Doubt (middle)

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Looking at Su Qing, whose face was frosty but more beautiful, Duan Wudi only felt peace in his heart, the love and hatred in the past disappeared like the wind, he smiled and said: "Your Highness has already agreed to your request?"

Su Qing had inexplicable thoughts in her heart, but from this sentence, she knew that the person in front of her had already regarded herself as a stranger. Didn't she think of this long ago? It's doomed today. Raising her head, she calmly said, "Your Highness agrees to the General's request. As long as General Xuan is safe and sound, His Highness agrees that within a day, he will not pursue your army."

Duan Wudi's eyes flashed with joy, he was just trying to fight, but he didn't expect it to be successful, he smiled and said: "But your army is strong, and our army is weak, I can't help but guard against His Highness's blunders, what are your plans? "

Su Qing said coldly: "His Royal Highness King Qi promises a thousand gold, there is no reason to regret it, but it is reasonable that the general does not believe it. If the general is willing, you can send General Xuan back to Yongying first, and Su Qing is willing to be a hostage."

In fact, Duan Wudi had no intention of doubting, but just to appease the military, so he said: "If that's the case, then you will be wronged."

Su Qing smiled slightly, as beautiful as a cold plum blossoming. She invited herself to be the hostage. If Duan Wudi is smart, he should hurry up and chase him away, but I am afraid that to this day, in this man's heart, he is just leaving. It's just a lost geese who has gone the wrong way. He hasn't learned of his own danger yet, right

When Xuan Song walked to the Yuanmen of the Yongjun Army and felt a sense of cowardice in his heart, he only heard the horn sounded in the army, the Yuanmen opened wide, and Li Xian led the generals to greet them with great fanfare. Xuan Song only felt his eyes moist and stepped forward. After a few steps, he bowed down and said, "Sinners will humiliate the military, so please be punished by Your Highness."

Li Xian stepped forward hurriedly, stretched out his hands to help each other, and prevented Xuan Song from bowing down. He was full of guilt and said, "Why did General Xuan say this, Li Xian didn't notice it that day, so that, if General Xuan hadn't died generously that day, This king once said before, if there is a mistake, it will all be taken care of by this king, you are lucky to survive, if this king is to blame again, wouldn’t it be too harsh, don’t worry, today’s humiliation, you will be able to pay for it one by one.”

Xuan Song was grateful and calmed down after a long while, and said quickly: "Your Highness, don't stick to petty righteousness, Duan Wudi is the best defensive general, if he returns to Jinyang to defend the city, it will be too big a threat to our army, please also ask His Royal Highness chased after him and killed Duan Wudi."

Li Xian smiled and said, "I knew you would say this earlier, but don't worry, Duan Wudi is unlikely to return to Jinyang. Besides, General Su is still in his army as a hostage, and it is not suitable to attack now."

Xuan Song said stunned: "How could General Su be a hostage? Although she is shrewd and capable, she is a woman after all, and she has a deep hatred with the Northern Han. I am afraid that even Duan Wudi abides by her faith, she will inevitably encounter danger."

Li Xian whispered: "Don't worry, there will naturally be someone to answer General Su. After all, Duan Wudi is a gentleman, and with this king's army here, Su Qing will be fine, I'm afraid he will regret it too late." At this point, Li Xian couldn't help laughing. There is nothing more exciting than winning.

The two walked into the central army tent hand in hand, let Xuan Song sit on the left as the chief, and the generals took their seats one by one, Li Xian said: "General Xuan, you have returned after calamity, you should have been well cultivated, but now the military situation is urgent, Duan Wudi You are good at defeating and taking every step forward, and this is also your strength, so you have to work hard and wait until this time tomorrow, when you lead the army to chase after you, how to advance and retreat is cheap for you."

Xuan Song was overjoyed in his heart. He was not worried that he would be put on hold for the time being. He didn't expect Li Xian to trust him so much, so he quickly got up and said, "I will obey the order at the end."

Seeing this, Li Xian couldn't help but smile. In fact, it is not necessary for Xuan Song to lead the battle. He just expressed his respect for Xuan Song in this way, so as to avoid people making troubles through Xuan Song's capture, no matter where he was. Little people are inevitable.

After the Northern Han army retreated from Pingyao, they marched with almost full force and reached Yangyi in one day. After the defense was arranged, Duan Wudi walked into the residence prepared for him by the personal soldiers. As soon as he entered the room, he stopped. When he stopped, he saw a person sitting outside, Su Qing sitting on a chair, holding his cheeks in his jade hands, looking at himself with a smile. The pear wood hanger on the side has a blue-black cloak hanging on it, and the room is almost spotless. On the square table in front of Su Qing is a fragrant meal, and there is a copper basin square on the chair next to it. The water in the basin is still bubbling up. Hot air.

The two guards who followed Duan Wudi subconsciously held down the hilt of the knife, but then showed a confused look. Obviously, this warm scene made them suspicious. Even Duan Wudi was confused for a while. If it wasn't for Su Qing, who was wearing a strong suit with a sword on his waist, his bright smile was a little sarcastic and cold, he would have almost mistaken himself for returning home, and the beauty in men's clothing in front of him would be is his own wife. He regained clarity in his eyes, and said coldly, "Why are you here, where is the sergeant monitoring you?"

Su Qing looked at the guards behind Duan Wudi, and said lightly, "Are you going to question me in front of them?"

Duan Wudi didn't say anything, waved the guard away, then sat down on the other side of the table and looked at Su Qing quietly. An inexplicable look flashed in Su Qing's eyes, and she said indifferently: "There are some old General Shi in the army, they still recognize me, some people came to ask about the day, I told them that General Shi did not know my identity. , that day I just used General Shi to live in Qinzhou City. Although I did some things to help fuel the flames, I didn't expect General Long to believe in General Shi's betrayal. Alas, General Shi was too strong. By defending, there may not be a chance to clear the injustice."

Duan Wudi only felt bitter in his mouth, and said, "What you said is the truth?"

Su Qing recalled the scene of Quartz's indignant suicide that day, even if she was hard-hearted, she couldn't help but feel sad, she said lightly: "It's the truth, sometimes the facts can lead people astray, but you don't have to regret it, although Quartz He didn't secretly surrender to Dayong, but he did deliberately target you, just because I told him some lies about you. Also, when Quartz committed suicide, he already guessed my identity, but he didn't tell you , but willing to die."

Duan Wudi was furious, his right hand suddenly slammed on the table, the cup and plate were shaken, and he glared at Su Qing, but his anger quickly subsided, only because he saw Su Qing's calm and cold expression. He relaxed and smiled bitterly. Didn't he already decide to only regard this woman as an enemy? If so, why should he feel resentment for what she did

Feeling tired as never before, Duan Wudi said coldly: "Good method, used to force General Shi to commit suicide, but now it is used to slander me, Miss Su, you are cruel enough, but why did you tell me clearly?"

Su Qing said meaningfully: "Today you and I have a secret meeting here, tomorrow it will spread a lot, and it won't take long, even Jinyang will know that you have found a high-sounding excuse to let General Xuan go. What do you think Jinyang would think?"

Duan Wudi was silent, Su Qing stood up, picked up the cloak and fastened it, saying: "The time has come, if you kill me now, you can save all of this, otherwise, I may have the opportunity to collect the body for you. But if you can figure it out, His Royal Highness King Qi is waiting for you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light."

Duan Wudi was silent, although Su Qing framed him so far, but he didn't hold any resentment at all, they were their masters, and whatever they did was a matter of course, but Su Qing still left a way out for himself, which was enough to make him He was grateful, but unfortunately, he would rather die than go on that road. When Su Qing was about to walk out of the door, he whispered, "Thank you, I'm sorry."

Su Qing's tender body was shocked. Although the two broke off their love in Qinzhou City, how could this be done easily? Whether it was hatred or love, there was still a shadow of Duan Wudi in her heart. She came here today not only to make Duan Wudi more difficult to argue, but also to hope that Duan Wudi would agree to surrender and avoid the calamity of death, but even if she had this intention, she did not expect this man to understand that in fact, she I have already made preparations. From now on, this man will only treat himself as poisonous as a snake and scorpion, but this man sees his mind clearly, but he clearly tells himself that he will not accept it. Su Qing couldn't help feeling sad, she whispered: "In the past, you and I were in love with each other, I never regretted it, even if I was injured by you, I would still treat you as a good man with strong bones, but since You and I have already parted ways, and there is no possibility of reunion. However, do you really want to be buried for the Northern Han Dynasty?"

Duan Wudi said solemnly: "I am to blame for what happened in the past, and I have nothing to say about your choice. You don't need to worry about me, ask for benevolence, and I will die without complaint. It's just that I once heard that You have something to do with Fengyi Sect, and you were still worried that you would not be accepted by Dayong. Although the world is big, there will be no place for you, but now it seems that King Qi is really an extraordinary person, and he still uses it heavily for you. It is reported that Emperor Yong's power is still above King Qi, and you won't be implicated because of this. There is only one thing that I always worry about. You are still alone. Maybe I am arrogant, but after all, I have mistaken you for life. If it is possible , I hope you can have a good relationship early, and you can comfort your parents in the spirit of heaven."

Two lines of tears rolled down, and Su Qing walked out of the room. She didn't answer, and she didn't look back. She framed her ex-fiancé-in-law with her own hands, and it was very likely that he would be sent to the guillotine. There is still no resentment, so why not make her feel guilty. Out of the door, Su Qing quickly wiped away the tears, took the mount and walked away, the horse galloped in the wind, Su Qing only had one thought in his heart, invincible, if you die because of this, I can only use my celibacy to atone for you. .

After running in a daze, Su Qing suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves. She immediately woke up, looked up, and was immediately stunned. She saw two horses coming from the opposite side. She recognized both of them. It was Qiu Yufei, and Ling Duan was behind him riding a yellow horse. Both sides unanimously slowed down their horses, then stopped their mounts and looked at each other silently.

Su Qing woke up first, and immediately said with a bow: "It turned out to be the fourth son of Qiu, who was chased and killed all the way by the son, and now he will still remember the pain of that day. Hearing that the son was sent to the East China Sea, he didn't expect to return today. Duan Wudi, General Duan is in Yangyi. In a day or two, I am afraid that the main force of my Yong army will arrive here. Although the son is outstanding in martial arts, he is only one person after all. Jinyang."

Qiu Yufei smiled slightly, and there was a flash of mixed feelings of admiration for the mixed murderous intent in his eyes. For this woman, he deeply admired this woman. She was a weak orphan who stepped into the tiger's den alone and made great achievements. He chased and killed all the way that day, only This woman can fight with herself. She has high martial arts, deep scheming, and high intelligence. In addition, she is proficient in musical rhythm and has a beautiful appearance. , to fight for the enemy. Did you kill her to destroy the powerful arm of King Qi? It's just that the three of them are now in the wilderness, and the woman's war horse is also one of the best horses in a thousand miles. If she runs away, she may not be able to succeed.

When Qiu Yufei was hesitating whether to make a move, the smoke and dust billowed behind him, and the first rider was a young man in green clothes, with a face like snow, it was the evil shadow Li Shun, Qiu Yufei sighed slightly, and bowed to Su Qing: , I just don’t have time to talk about it, the girl’s pipa skills are amazing, and Yu Fei admires it very much, if there is a chance in the future, I should ask for advice.” After saying that, he rode his horse and hurried away.

Su Qing only felt that her vest was drenched in cold sweat. It was not until Qiu Yu flew away that she felt that the heavy pressure that had enveloped her body had disappeared. At this time, Xiao Shunzi had already approached, and he said lightly, "Young master's letter has arrived. The general went to obey the order, and the young master said that he wanted us to prepare to receive a good guest." Su Qing's eyes flashed a look of doubt, what kind of good guest did the Marquis of Chu Xiang greet in person? A thought suddenly flashed in her mind like a spark, her face suddenly turned pale, and many things could be figured out, such as why Qiu Yufei appeared here, the more clearly Su Qing thought about Jiang Zhe. The scheming feels more and more chilling, and now that I think about it, I made a decision without authorization and changed his plan, which is a bit too rash.

In the dark of night, Duan Wudi looked at the Jinyang defense map he had drawn in his hand, and put down his pen contentedly. Rumors have spread in the past two days, and even most of his old ministries have become suspicious of him. I am afraid that these soldiers have already mutinied. Although there are also trusted generals and guards who still believe in themselves, but they can do nothing but defend themselves in vain, and probably only need Jinyang's will, and they will be isolated and helpless. After all, he has never deliberately won over his subordinates, and the betrayal of relatives is not a dilemma that only a tyrannical leader will encounter. On the night when Su Qing was sent away, Jinyang had an emergency military order and ordered himself to stick to Yangyi. Duan Wudi knew that this was Jinyang and he was suspicious of himself. The matter had come to this point, and he had no intention of explaining it. All the rumors can be said to be nine. Chengdu is the truth, just adding some non-existent details, but that's what left him speechless. Thinking of coming to Jinyang, he should have made a decision, and there was a touch of bitterness in his heart.

At this time, someone said coldly outside: "General Duan, why are you still here?"

Duan Wudi raised his head in astonishment, and one person pushed the door and entered. Duan Wudi turned his surprise into joy and stepped forward to salute: "It turns out that it is the fourth son, Donghai and his party must have many difficulties and dangers. If the son can return safely, the national teacher must be overjoyed."

Qiu Yufei looked at Duan Wudi and said sadly: "When I entered the city, I already knew the current situation, your situation is too difficult, even if it was me, if I didn't have friendship with you in the past, I would doubt your loyalty. And to tell the truth, even if you were loyal in the past, but now you are cut off like this, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to continue to be loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty, so although I pass on the book to the master and hope that he will ease your cheeks, I am afraid it will be of no use. Today's plan, if you don't leave, even if you go to vote for Dayong, as long as you don't attack Jinyang for them, I won't blame you."

Duan Wudi smiled slightly and said: "Young master, why did you say this, Duan has a clear conscience, how can he flee in fear of crime, the son trusts Duan's loyalty, Duan is very grateful, if I really run away, I'm afraid it will be a fake, and General Long will die. After that, only Princess Jiaping stood up alone, she treated me well, and I couldn't live up to her trust."

All of a sudden, there was a scream of anger and anger from his own guards outside. These guards were all confidants who followed Duan Wudi to death. Naturally they knew how wronged their generals had been, but no one wanted to believe them even if they defended themselves. The sudden confusion must have been the arrival of the envoy from Jinyang who came to investigate and deal with him. Duan Wudi smiled slightly and said, "It must be the envoy from Jinyang, the son may be inconvenient here. Think of Duan Mou." Qiu Yufei sighed and disappeared into the inner room, and the door leading to the inner room closed silently. Duan Wudi stood up and walked to the desk, waiting for the messenger to come in.

Not long after, the door was pushed open, and Duan Wudi saw the haggard-looking Lin Bi at a glance. It turned out to be Princess Jiaping. What's going on? Lin Bi should be in charge of Jinyang's defense now. Duan Wudi couldn't help but look on his face. Number change. Lin Bi walked to the back of the book case and sat down, looking at the inky defense map on the case, her expression darkened, and she said, "Is General Duan still worried about Jinyang's defense?"

Duan Wudi stood in front of the case with his hands and said: "The last general was once guarding Jinyang, and the defense of Jinyang was solid, but as time went on, it was inevitable that there would be some deficiencies. At the end of a few days, I will redraw a defense map based on memory. Some of them are weak points in defense. If you can strengthen the defense according to this map, it may be better. Please also ask the princess to take a look. If the princess thinks it is feasible, you might as well Give it a try."

Lin Bi looked at Duan Wudi's magnanimous face and said, "You know that the king has issued a strict order and will immediately punish you. I have tried to persuade you many times, but the king is still stubborn. The meaning of the national teacher, even if you have no Erxin, now there is no guarantee that you will not join the enemy, so I support the king's decision."

Duan Wudi said calmly: "The last general has long expected this. Although the enemy's strategy is simple, it is very ruthless. Duan also has his faults. No matter why, the last general's smuggling and bribery in the past are all conclusive evidence, and if General Quartz is really wronged. And death, the last general is also the culprit. Besides, he indulged the captives for his life, and let Su Qing free for the sake of personal love. This is all true. Duan knew that his crime could not be punished. The princess doesn't have to mind."

Lin Bi showed a look of pity on his face, and said, "Ting Fei told me about you that day, you don't care about your reputation, you have done many things for Beihan, but these kinds of crimes have wronged you and exchanged Xuan Song for it. I acquiesced in the lives of you and the soldiers, and it was a matter of course to let Su Qing go. Could it be that I, the Northern Han Dynasty, can still kill the messenger? It’s just that the Chaozhong group is attacking, and I will defend you a few more words, and I will almost be arrested. The lord of the country was expelled from the hall. Alas, in the past, the court placed emphasis on martial arts and neglected literature, but now those civil officials are all fierce, as if if they didn’t kill you, the society and the grain would perish. Although there were many high-ranking military generals in the court, Ting Fei used to like to be promoted from a poor family. The only generals of yours, who are just outstanding, made them quite critical. Now that Ting Fei died, they also took the opportunity to criticize you. Well, at the moment of the enemy, they don't think about how to deal with the enemy, and they are still excluding dissidents. It seems that if they lead If you are a soldier, you will be able to recover from a dangerous situation. I don't know what to do. General Duan, Lin Bi is incompetent and can't save you. I can only try to come to Yangyi to deal with you in person, which can also preserve your dignity."

Duan Wudi bowed down and said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for believing in the loyalty of the final commander. The matter has come to this point. The princess should not break with the court for the life and death of the final commander. The king and the princess, please ask the princess to order the last commander to be beheaded in front of the battle, if we can keep the clergyman and the clergyman, the last commander will have no resentment even though he will be smeared for thousands of years."

Lin Bi covered her face and said, "If you are suspicious of loyalty and loyalty, the court can't afford you, you, you go."

Duan Wudi bowed again, and then walked towards the door. Just as he reached the door, when Lin Bi's guard outside the door was about to step forward to tie him up, Lin Bi suddenly said loudly, "Hold on."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. They looked at Lin Bi and saw that Lin Bi looked very determined. She said categorically, "General Duan, with Lin Bi here, I can't let you innocently be killed. You should leave Beihan immediately. Chaos, our army has retreated in many places, and Yong army has not yet entered, you have a great chance to escape. Go to Binzhou, now it is not officially owned by Dayong, and now Dayong is not concerned about arresting you, from Binzhou turns to Southern Chu, this is your only way to survive, if you can drive away the Yong people in the future, you will still have a chance to return to Northern Han."

When Duan Wudi heard this, he was stunned. He never thought that Lin Bi would take such a responsibility. If a person has a chance, how could he not grasp it firmly? Qiu Yufei persuaded him just now, he didn't want Lin Bi to suspect him. , so he refused to leave. Now Lin Bi persuaded him. Now that his heart was resolved, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible. If he could stay useful, he would still serve the country. The revenge is bitter, and now there is no one but Lin Bi who can support the crisis. Lin Bi only needs to say that he flees first, and he will not blame Lin Bi if he wants to come to the country.

Seeing his condition, Lin Bi couldn't help but feel bitter, but thinking of this person's deeds of being loyal to the country, regardless of reputation, still made her decide to take the blame for letting go of the "rebellious", she stepped forward and said: "General Duan, you can't stay here for a long time, the country will not stay here for long. The Lord may send messengers again, and then you will not be able to escape, I know that you have always been honest, and you have no money left in your family, so you can take these gold beads with you on the road." Then he put a money bag into Duan Wudi's hand. Inside the bag are some light gold beads, which are of great value and are easy to carry. Before leaving, Lin Bi took it with her on a ghostly mission. Maybe she had this idea at the time, but it was only just now that she finally made up her mind.

Duan Wudi took the purse and couldn't help but burst into tears. He also knew that Lin Bi was involved in the world, and he knew that this was his only way to survive. Although the future was bleak, it might fall into the hands of Yong Jun. Or he was killed by the Northern Han army as a traitor, but he was still grateful, knelt on his knees, and Duan Wudi wept: "Princess kindness, the last will never forget, if Wudi is lucky enough to escape in the future, he will definitely come back with a letter, princess. But if you have a life, Wudi will obey it, Your Highness is relieved, if Wudi falls into the enemy's hands unfortunately, he will never take his life."

Lin Bizhu was about to fall into tears, and she had some scruples in her heart. If Duan Wudi fell into the enemy's hands, I was afraid that she would eventually surrender to the Yong army, so when she came, she would rather kill Duan Wudi. Seeing Duan Wudi's promise, she felt relieved. Could not help but feel a little guilty. Lin Bi turned her back and waved her hand lightly to signal Duan Wudi to leave. Duan Wudi bowed his head again, and finally turned to leave. Now that he is gone, or there will be no time to see each other again, how can he not let the hero be embarrassed.

After Duan Wudi's figure disappeared, Qiu Yufei, who had been listening to the movement outside in the inner room, showed a relieved smile on his face. Just now, Lin Bi was about to push Duan Wudi down and behead him. He had already made up his mind to go to the robbery field. See you now. When Lin Bi let go of Duan Wudi, he was relieved. He wanted to go out and meet Lin Bi, but suddenly, his heart moved. The breath of a person he knew outside the city suddenly appeared, murderous intent was hidden, and he smiled coldly. His figure turned into an illusion, jumped out of the window in the inner room, and took advantage of the chaos in the city, chasing in the direction where Duan Wudi left.

Outside the city of Yangyi, Xiao Tong, who was standing on the hill, saw Duan Wudi ride his horse out of the city. Duan Wudi, who Lin Bi let go, was as expected now. He was about to chase after him when he suddenly heard a cold voice: "Senior brother, do you really want to kill them all?"

Xiao Tong was stunned and looked up, only to see Qiu Yufei standing with his hands behind his back, he smiled bitterly: "Junior Brother, this is the order of the Master, no matter whether General Duan is wronged or not, if he falls into the enemy's hands, it is a great threat. , you can't be soft-hearted."

Qiu Yufei said coldly: "General Duan is loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty. Although there are rumors all over the sky now, I believe that there will be a day when the truth will come out. Like Princess Bi, I do not believe that General Duan has two hearts. It is the teacher. I will not let the master do it.” Xiao Tong had to smile bitterly, he knew that in terms of martial arts, he was not the opponent of this junior brother, and it seemed that it was impossible to hunt down Duan Wudi, so he had to say: “ Now that you are back, go to Jinyang to meet the master." Qiu Yufei said lightly: "Okay, let's go on the road together." Xiao Tong hurriedly said: "I still have military affairs." Qiu Yufei looked coldly Looking at it, Xiao Tong quickly explained: "Don't worry, I swear to Demon Venerable that if I go after General Duan, I will fall into the Demon Venerable Blood Prison after my death, and I will never be born again. The military situation is really urgent. I have something important to do." Qiu Yufei was silent, since Xiao Tong made a blood oath, he would definitely not violate it. He turned around and left, and disappeared in a flash. Xiao Tong raised his head and smiled bitterly. He had not seen his junior brother for several months, and his cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds, which really made his senior brother ashamed. That's all, since Princess Bi and Yu Fei both trust Duan Wudi so much, and if Duan Wudi is truly loyal, why should he be a villain