Gu Jiantang's words were no less than a trick of his hand, but Xu Fengnian was not shocked when he heard the words, and without hesitation, he waved to the waiter in the shop far away and asked for an extra bowl of dumplings, and then asked with a smile: "A big one?" There are only more than 20 dumplings in a bowl, and the entire territory of Liyang is only 30 states, so one dumpling is worth one state? Doesn’t General Gu feel that this deal is a big loss?”
Gu Jiantang laughed it off and didn't answer, as if he was just a hungry tourist waiting patiently for the bowl of dumplings with thin skin and plenty of meat.
Xu Fengnian ate voraciously before, and naturally ate ginger nibbles slowly. Xu Fengnian took the lead in putting down his chopsticks, and exhaled contentedly, his mouth full of the taste of Chinese cabbage. Gu Jiantang's expression was calm, and he looked at the young feudal lord calmly. There is a generation difference between the two in age, but in the final analysis, there is still a "spring and autumn" difference. Among the four famous generals of the spring and autumn of the older generation, Da Chu Ye Baikui is the most righteous soldier. He has fought more than 70 battles in his life, and he has not lost a single one. Unfortunately, in the end Lost only one game at the West Base Wall and lost all games. The son-in-law of Dongyue is the most youthful spirit. He can always turn decay into magic. He is good at using strange weapons and always surprises him. He can win battles that cannot be won, but he can also lose battles that cannot be lost. It's inexplicable, so the talent is the most prosperous, but the achievement is the lowest. Xu Xiao's personal strategy is the weakest, but his victory lies in his perseverance, the strongest tenacity, and repeated defeats. Had the last laugh. Gu Jiantangqi is not as good as Ye Wang and Ye Wang respectively, but he has never had any shortcomings in the use of troops. Therefore, while he has achieved brilliant results on the battlefield in this life, he has only small losses and never big defeats. Xu Xiao from Liaodong, Gu Jiantang entered the Spring and Autumn Period a little later, one step at a time, and finally only the achievements of the two countries, while Xu Xiao had the achievements of the six countries. Most of the military strategists, historians, and strategists in the Liyang court did not think that Gu Jiantang was inferior to Xu Xiao in dispatching troops, but lost in "Xu early and late, but not at the right time".
The life story of Gu Jiantang is intriguing. After staying in the capital as Minister of the Ministry of War, he dispersed the old department to various places in Liyang. Although there was a situation of two peaks confronting Zhang Julu's Zhang Lu, but it was always said that Bi Yan'er was in power, and there was no saying that Gu Jiantang covered the sky with one hand. And Gu Jiantang, as one of the ten martial arts masters in the past, never cared about the ranking, and never went to Wudi City to compete with Wang Xianzhi. As the well-deserved number one swordsman in the world, he would not follow the sword For more than ten years, except for the first year of Xiangfu when Cao Changqing and Jiang Si teamed up to break into Tai'an City, and Gu Jiantang used Fang Cun Lei to stop him as a Liyang military official, there was no rumor that Gu Jiantang took the initiative to fight anyone. news. In the past twenty years, Gu Jiantang has stood firm in Liyang Chaotang, and no one has ever questioned the loyalty of this meritorious general. The former emperor Zhao Dun did not, the new emperor Zhao Zhuan did not, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty did not. In Liyang's eyes, this veteran Bu Shangshu is not only the best candidate to fight against Beiliang Iron Cavalry, but also the biggest backbone of Liyang. The silent Gu Jiantang is like the existence of a family heirloom in a common people's family. Last year's Guanglingdao battle was so rotten that Gu Jiantang, who was in charge of the frontier defense of the Liao and Liao Dynasties, never led troops south, so the people of Liyang still did not think that the Western Chu rebels could accomplish anything.
But today, at the critical moment when the Western Chu was doomed to collapse, it was the only Dazhu Kingdom of the Liyang Dynasty who said that he wanted a young man not surnamed Zhao to be the emperor.
Xu Fengnian looked at Gu Jiantang, who was sitting across from him, picked up his chopsticks and gently poked the greasy table, and watched him pick up a dumpling and began to chew slowly. Xu Fengnian's expression was as usual. Does not hinder the stormy sea in his heart.
Gu Jiantang ate seven or eight dumplings in one go, paused for a while, looked up at the young feudal lord who had only met once, glanced at the sensitive young woman beside him, and said calmly: "Don't believe it? Gu, do you still need to deceive anyone with words?"
After three trips to the rivers and lakes, one reckless battle and two trips to the capital, Xu Fengnian is no longer a high-spirited stunned young man. He said with a smile, "Could it be that you are not looking for Cao Changqing when you go south this time, but I will stop you if you are sure?"
Gu Jiantang picked up a dumpling, shook his chopsticks lightly, and shook off some scallions. He didn't rush to put it in his mouth, shook his head and said, "If you don't come, I'll go straight to Tai'an City to kill Cao Changqing. Before changing it, the face I have at most a four-point chance of winning against the Confucian sage Cao Changqing. Naturally, I can't kill the overbearing Cao Changqing. At this time, Cao Changqing can't be stopped by anyone, but he insists on using manpower to fight against the sky. At that time, I will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Since you are here, it is even better. I believe you already know why I have murderous intentions towards Cao Changqing. Afterwards, all the battle achievements in Beimang belong to me, and I will not refuse this invitation."
Xu Fengnian frowned and said, "Isn't it the same as the defeat of Western Chu? You, Gu Jiantang, don't even have to bear the temporary infamy."
Gu Jiantang sneered and said: "What have I done in the past twenty years? Is it because I have to support the bandits? I have Xu Xiao in the northwest and Zhang Julu in the court. That's why I, Gu Jiantang, have peace and stability. Don’t forget that there is also a word ‘town’. In the Guangling war, how many generals who would not die originally died and how many generals were reduced? All the cavalry including Yan Zhenchun were wiped out, and Yang Shenxing’s Jizhou infantry was killed. There was not much left, Guangling King Zhao Yi's naval infantry were all smashed, and Huainan King Zhao Ying was killed in battle. The civil servants are as high as you want, and the emperor will kill him if he finds a crime. Just kill it? It’s almost the same if you say it’s against it. You have the capital to start a war and cause trouble, and you don’t have the worries of a literati who is afraid of being notorious in history. If I, Gu Jiantang, were the emperor, for the sake of the long-term home world, I would like to emphasize literature and restrain military affairs.”
Gu Jiantang ate the dumplings, and said slowly: "Do you think that the late emperor Zhao Dun didn't attack me before he died? Not to mention that my former subordinate Tang Tieshuangtian Zong and others entered Beijing as officials, just say that Lu Sheng and Xu Gong are clearly It is the candidate to replace me. Xu Gong replaced the emperor to inspect the border, and Lu Shengxiang used the Guangling war to accumulate resumes. The two of them used it but did not reuse it. In the future war in Beimang, they will become more and more wings. After all, they still have a long way to go. To put it bluntly, if they are given ten or twenty years of military service, they will be the second Gu Jiantang. The overall situation in Liyang has been solidified, and it is much easier to ask them to disarm and return to the fields than to ask me, Gu Jiantang, to pack up and leave. Overcome the strong, slowly plan, Zhang Julu Yuan Benxi's strategy for the late emperor is not bad, but as a party, I, Gu Jiantang How could you wait to die? Do you need me to say more about how the Zhao family treats heroes?"
Gu Jiantang picked up another dumpling, couldn't help but glanced at the female emperor of Chu who was carrying the sword box, and said with a playful smile, "Xu Fengnian, do you know what reason Cao Changqing and she used to persuade me when they found me?"
Xu Fengnian suddenly became angry, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! Did Cao Changqing promise one of your sons to be...'Queen'?! If that's the case, I won't stop you, I'll give you Gu Jiantang as a helper! Cao Changqing can't be domineering at all!"
One of Xu Fengnian's feet under the table was trampled on and crushed repeatedly. Perhaps because one foot was not strong enough, a certain person was a little shorter, and both feet stepped on Xu Fengnian's instep.
Gu Jiantang laughed dumbly, "Cao Zhangqing is not so...boring. Cao Changqing only said that he can let me conquer Beimang, and dare to let Gu Jiantang lead an army to accomplish a feat that Xu Xiao failed to do alone. The reason is very simple Before Cao Changqing was alive, I, Gu Jiantang, would not be able to rebel no matter how much I fought, because Cao Changqing could die with me. Even if Cao Changqing died before me, there would still be someone who would rule the Central Plains and annex the Great Chu of Beimang. If I dare to plot evil, someone can single-handedly kill me, Gu Jiantang, and that person will definitely live longer than me, so no matter how powerful the Gu family is, they are destined to live in peace within fifty years. As for the specific situation after fifty years, the Jiang and Gu families are nothing more than It’s just following the destiny. If that’s the case, I don’t have to worry about the future, and I’m not afraid of the master of high achievements. I know how the Jiang family of the Great Chu treats Ye Baikui, and how the Zhao family of Liyang treats Xu Xiao.”
Xu Fengnian rubbed his chin, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "That's the truth."
Looking at the complacent guy, Jiang Ni, who hadn't finished eating the dumplings, slapped his chopsticks on the big white bowl.
Instead of feeling guilty, Xu Fengnian glared and said, "A bowl of dumplings is worth five cents! There are still six dumplings in the bowl, don't you feel sorry for wasting a penny? Anyway, I don't bring any money, I'll pay you later!"
Jiang Ni was stunned at first, then snorted coldly, but still silently picked up the chopsticks.
Even Gu Jiantang, who was as tough as a rock, was a little bit dumbfounded.
Gu Jiantang shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "In the same way, when you Xu Fengnian is the emperor, with Xu Xiao treating the old troops kindly in front, and you fighting in person, I, Gu Jiantang, are not afraid of both life and death."
Xu Fengnian sighed and murmured, "Be the emperor."
Gu Jiantang picked up the last dumpling in the bowl, and said with a smile: "Xu Fengnian, I'm curious if Xu Xiao has ever thought of rebelling in this life, or has he ever thought of asking you to sit in the dragon chair?"
Xu Fengnian did not answer this question, but instead asked: "Do you know how Cao Changqing persuaded Wang Sui? Do you know how Wang Sui feels now?"
Gu Jiantang hesitated for a moment, "The former is simple. Wang Sui has always been reluctant to let go of the Dongyue royal family who have been reduced to Liyang's lackeys. Cao Changqing should have promised him that in the future, the children of the Dongyue royal family will be able to become officials and even become princes and ministers. As for the latter, it is hard to say. Well, maybe Wang Sui really helped Beimang invade the Central Plains in a fit of anger, maybe from then on, he felt ashamed, stuck to the same place, and fought with you and me on the battlefield purely as a general in command. After all, we He is a deadly enemy with him, and he also has a lot of resentment for the Xu family's death in Spring and Autumn."
Xu Fengnian said with emotion: "Everyone can't let go of Spring and Autumn."
After eating the dumplings, Gu Jiantang put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Fengnian.
Xu Fengnian came back to his senses, "If there are no accidents, Beimang will go south this autumn in a big way. I will try my best to persuade Wang Sui, even if he doesn't cooperate with you and me, don't be that shit-stirring stick."
Gu Jiantang nodded and said in a deep voice: "That's the best. Jiaodong Wang Zhao Sui has promised me that no matter how the situation changes, he will remain neutral. As long as you can persuade Wang Sui to stand still, I, Gu Jiantang, will personally lead the two troops after the battle of Liangmang has reached a stalemate." Liao Jingrui entered the hinterland of the desert and cut off the connection between the Northern Mang and the Southern Dynasty and Beiting in one go! At that time, you and I will use Beiliang and the Southern Dynasty as the depth, with a total force of 500,000 troops and 200,000 cavalry. Worrying about the source of troops, advancing and retreating freely, even if caught between Beimang and Liyang, what fear is there?!"
Xu Fengnian was silent for a moment, then suddenly slapped the table.
Jiang Ni was taken aback, and Gu Jiantang's eyelids trembled.
Only Xu Fengnian shouted loudly: "Dude, three more bowls of dumplings!"
Jiang Ni took a deep breath, with a dark face, she reluctantly muttered: "Two bowls are enough."
But the next sentence of the prodigal son who didn't spend his own money and didn't feel sorry for him quickly relieved her. Xu Fengnian said to Gu Jiantang: "Credit on credit, I will trouble Mr. Gu to help advance the money today. My wife and I are both ashamed, and we can't wait for one." Break the copper plate in half and use it..."
Gu Jiantang smiled and said: "Oh? That bowl is enough. I'm just like Miss Jiang, I'm not hungry."
Jiang Ni blushed and said softly: "Otherwise, it's still two bowls? I'll have another bowl too."
The shop clerk stood aside and said impatiently: "Guest officer, how many bowls are there? Three bowls are only fifteen yuan, as for it!"
Gu Jiantang of Liyang Dazhu Kingdom said a bowl.
Great Chu Emperor Jiang Si said two bowls.
Xu Fengnian, king of Beiliang, said three bowls.
The store clerk stared at the three of them in a daze, and said angrily, "Come on, you three don't have to worry about it anymore. Today, I'll pay you to eat three bowls of dumplings for free!"
Three bowls of hot and fragrant dumplings were brought to the table. Gu Jiantang finished eating first, got up and said goodbye to Xu Fengnian, then led the horse to the stall owner, leaving behind the big Liaodong horse worth hundreds of taels of silver, and returned north alone.
The stall owner and the guy looked at each other, and finally they both laughed from ear to ear.
After Xu Fengnian finished eating the dumplings, he quietly waited for Jiang Ni to finish eating. When he saw Jiang Ni resting the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl, he smiled and helped her take the chopsticks off the bowl, and put them neatly on the table next to the white bowl. Not on a bowl."
She blushed, blinked her eyes, and asked in a low voice, "What do you really want to be?"
Xu Feng said in a young voice: "Gu Jiantang's words are credible but not completely credible. It's terrifying for a person to be able to go from Hong Jiayin Ren to Yonghui to Xiangfu."
Jiang Ni nodded and said: "I don't like this person. Uncle Qi Daizhao said that your father is Chulin Hu, Ye Baikui is Jiangpanjiao, Wang Sui is Jiantou Python, and Gu Jiantang is Dongkou Snake. The first three can be ignored. A hero who lives and dies personally, only Gu Jiantang has the most gloomy and unpredictable mind."
Xu Fengnian hummed, "I will be careful."
Jiang Ni has a big heart, she has heard about Gu Jiantang and being an emperor, she suddenly became sad, and said pitifully: "Can't you save a chess game for Uncle Zhao? If there are chess games in Beiliang, Uncle Zhao will advise you, You don't have to be so tired."
Xu Fengnian said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to save him, but that I can't save him if I can't."
After a long silence, Jiang Ni suddenly said cautiously: "Uncle Qi Daizhao plotted against you, don't be angry."
Xu Fengnian shook his head and smiled, "It doesn't matter if I'm angry or not, I just know that the overlord of Western Chu is very angry with the world, so he wants to vent his anger on Tai'an City."
The little clay figurine lowered its head, began to wipe away its tears, and sobbed, "I don't want to wait for Uncle Zhao to die."
Xu Fengnian didn't know how to comfort her, he just said softly: "Chunqiu is really over."
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In Tai'an City, waves of arrow rain never stopped, pouring madly towards the green shirt.
But the shooting outside the city is getting faster and faster, almost a beam of light has just hit the top of Tai'an City, followed by the second beam of bright light falling from the blue sky of Nine Heavens. It just shattered in mid-air, unable to get close at all.
The eaves of the halls and pavilions in Tai'an City are broken, the bells and drums of the temples and Taoist temples are also a bit lower, and the birds and birds and pigeons in the city seem to feel the pressure of the sinking sky. High towers and pavilions, had to hover anxiously under the eaves.
As the spring water thaws and gradually warms up, the fish swimming leisurely in the rivers, lakes and pools began to jump out of the water, echoing the birds in the sky.
Chai Qingshan on the top of the city had already made a sword, and the long sword "Wild Fox" on his back really showed the momentum of the sword of the earth fairy, piercing through the air, the light was gorgeous, the sword energy was majestic, and the sword intent was majestic, so that Between the top of the city and the chess players in green shirts, a huge arc-shaped white rainbow hangs.
The white rainbow rose from the top of the city and landed on the top of Cao Changqing in green shirt. As a result, the white rainbow seemed to hit an insurmountable invisible thunder pool, splashing a large cloud of sparks and electric light, and the sound pierced the eardrums.
The suzerain of Dongyue Jianchi raised his arms high, pulling his air, and the wild fox flew around Cao Changqing who was sitting cross-legged. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the flying sword was, it was like a headless fly. Always keep within three feet of your body.
When the flying sword was overwhelmed and broke, Chai Qingshan swallowed the blood rushing to his throat, took a step forward, pointed forward with both fingers together, and softly called "Borrowing the sword", the girl's bait clothes were long Immediately, the sword came out of its sheath and traveled far away, like a young dragon coming out of the water, a cyan aura as thick as the mouth of a well hit straight at it.
Although today's Liyang Jianghu has not reached the point where the incense has faded, anyone with a discerning eye can see a situation that is turning from prosperity to decline. It is rumored that Huang Sanjia has gone against the law and poured the remaining luck of the Spring and Autumn and Eight Kingdoms into the pool of Jianghu. , when the water is full, it will be full. The martial arts forest in Liyang seems to be overgrown with vegetation and full of vitality, but in fact, the outstanding trees have been broken one after another, and there are not many left. Cooking oil in a raging fire will not last long.
Gu Jiantang and Xie Guanying are no longer in this most benevolent city in the world, but Yang Taisui, Han Shengxuan, Liu Haoshi and Qi Jiajie died one after another, Qin Tian's trainer Qimen were all killed and injured, and the two large formations that were the eyes of the formation were destroyed. In Xu Fengnian's hands.
So Chai Qingshan had to stand up.
The old man is the sect, the apprentice, and his own way of swordsmanship.
When the girl's long sword in its sheath rushed towards her face like a dragon, Cao Changqing remained indifferent, with a calm smile, holding the sword with her right hand, and brushing the cuff of her right hand with her left hand, as if whispering to someone: "There was once someone in my great Chu who used more troops, the better. In the two big and small battles, there was no defeat, and I was fascinated by it."
Settle lightly.
The imposing flying sword fell to the ground at an angle of three feet away, like a huge stone hitting the ground, and dust flew up.
Cao Changqing didn't look at the long sword, but just watched a black piece jump out of the chess box and landed on the chessboard along the line of sight of the piece. The bow of the stone, the crossbow of a thousand catties, is like a full moon hanging above the head of the common people, so that the younger generations have the idea of only kowtow and not allowed to speak, it is really magnificent."
As soon as the son fell, the inscriptions on the gate of the Zhongzi Prison in Tai'an City were cracked inch by inch.
"Someone in my Great Chu talks about being possessed by a god, but the chess piece is lightly tapped on the wrist, but it is like a fierce general fighting under his command. It is amazing."
As soon as a piece fell, Cao Changqing slightly straightened the rooting white piece that was slightly offset. At the same time, all the bed crossbow arrows aimed at his "opposite person" were blown away by a gust of wind, and quickly slid out of the original place. track.
"I am a great Chu people, the galaxy is brilliant, there have been fables by philosophers, eminent monks preaching, and real people preaching. Why should the world envy the sky."
On the chessboard, black and white chess pieces fall like flying.
Wu Jian, the ancestor of the Wu family's sword mound, finally made a move. This master of swordsmanship, the world's swordsmanship, did not come down from the top of the city.
From the outer city to the imperial city, city gates opened one after another at the same time, and then there was a tiny but extremely long sword aura, going south from north to south.
This ray of sword energy has the heroic momentum of a thousand riders.
Chai Qingshan didn't turn his head after drawing out his sword, Wu Jian still didn't turn his head after drawing out his sword.
Cao Changqing said softly: "In the spring and autumn, the wind and rain are turbulent. Some people cry with their heads in their arms. Some people hide from the rain under the eaves, and some borrow umbrellas to cover them. But I, Dachu, will never shelter from the rain. I would rather die singing in the rain than live under the fence of others."
The sword energy stagnated for a little while three zhang away from Cao Changqing, and suddenly exerted force, slamming into two and a half zhang away.
The lingering energy layer upon layer, the sword energy didn't dissipate slowly until two feet away.
When the second sword energy came out of the city, a beam of light happened to hit the head of the old man at the gate of the imperial city.
The old Patriarch of the Wu Family Sword Tomb raised his hand and waved his sleeve to smash it into pieces. His face was a little pale, and the ground he was standing on was even more sunken. The old man with his back to the gate of the imperial city walked out of the big pit slowly, stepping out heavily.
On a straight line from the front of him to the royal road just south of Tai'an City, a crack appeared on the ground like a line of long swords.
This sword is not more than an inch wide, but it is several miles long.
In an instant, the sword energy was about to leave the city.
Cao Changqing just landed his piece at the closest place on the chessboard in front of him.
At the beginning of the royal road inside the city gate, a beam of light fell, like a long sword cutting a long snake.
Wu Jian, who originally followed Jian Qi out of the city, was standing at the gate of the city without a sword in his hand, but he made a gesture of drawing his sword, and shouted: "Cao Changqing! It's not easy to come by, but it's easy to turn around!"
Cao Changqing picked up a piece, this time before he could make a move, the piece at his fingertips shattered with a bang.
At the high altitude on his side, a snow-white sword light appeared out of thin air.
Then there was a huge collision sound, like the morning bell and evening drum resounding in the ear.
Everyone at the top of the city and below the city stared wide-eyed at the same time, only seeing the place where the green shirt was sitting, the sky was full of dust, and the figure of that person could not be seen clearly at all.
When the dust settled, everyone was worried at the same time.
Not only did Cao Changqing not die under the sword, but he continued to remain motionless.
Where he was, the soil on the ground had been cut off a few feet, so Cao Changqing just sat in the air.
The black and white chess pieces dotted all over the chessboard are even more motionless.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar with frosty temples finally raised his head, instead of looking at the Patriarch of Jianzhong inside the city gate to the north, he turned his head to look to the south, and said softly: "You have lived and died in such a big Chu, I It's there, it's always been there."
At this moment, almost everyone's heart trembled.
A woman in purple stood up from a tall building in Tai'an City.
She landed lightly on the royal road.
She leaned forward slightly and began to run out of the city.
Both form, spirit and spirit are the pinnacle of the world.
So much so that the ancestors of the Wu Family Sword Tomb who stood at the end of the royal road had to avoid their edge.
Just let her knock out of the city like that.
Cao Changqing moved extremely slowly this time.
Zihong in purple clothes and purple energy rushed to Cao Changqing's side one foot away in one go.
Huishan Daxueping, Xuanyuan Qingfeng.
Ziyi slammed into within a foot, and then stopped for an instant. I saw the woman's five fingers like hooks, only two or three feet away from the top of Cao Changqing's head.
Cao Changqing, who was indifferent to this, leaned forward and held his cuff with one hand to avoid disturbing the chess game. When the chess piece fell, his voice was particularly crisp.
With the sound of falling pieces on the chessboard, there was a soft sound.
Her whole body was knocked out, and her body kept rolling in the air.
Xuanyuan Qingfeng's back was pressed against the top of the city, her eyes were cold, her elbows were bent against the city wall, her knees were bloody, and scarlet blood oozes from the corner of her mouth.
At some point, the Confucian scholar in green shirt, who had already appeared in vain, sat quietly on the spot, bit his lips tightly, and shook his head.
Cao Changqing, the Confucian saint of the Great Chu, finally uttered a sentence, a sentence that he had not uttered for twenty years.
"The whole world says that you are the cause of Chu's subjugation, I, Cao Changqing! I don't agree!"
After he came to the city alone this time, for the first time, he raised his arms high with a piece, and then he dropped a piece heavily on the chessboard!
The clouds rolled, and they all fell together.
The sky of the Central Plains hangs down a hundred feet.