Outside Jiangling City, the Chu army camp.
In just half a month, a military camp large enough to accommodate a hundred thousand troops was built here from scratch. Of course, there are less than 30,000 sergeants in the camp now, but almost every day, there are hundreds of people.
, prepared their own dry food and ordnance, and came here from all directions to join Huan Xuan's army. The camp was in full swing, with Chu local dialect filling every corner, and a commander's flag with the character "Huan" flying high in front of the Chinese army commander's tent.
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Huan Xuan seemed to have lost at least thirty kilograms, which made the special leather armor on his body less likely to burst at any time. There was only one person in the tent, Bian Fan, who was reading to him.
He wrote an urgent military report: "In the Battle of Penkou, more than 22,400 of our soldiers were beheaded, about 4,200 were beheaded, and as many as 14,000 surrendered, escorting General He, General Feng, and Guo
The general and the others have less than four thousand soldiers who escaped. They have just arrived in Yuzhang, and this report of defeat was also returned on the way to escape."
Huan Xuan gritted his teeth: "Trash, they are all trash! They all deserve to die, just like Hu Fan!"
Bian Fanzhi shook his head: "Hu Fan is not dead. He sneaked dozens of steps in the river and landed on the shore, then ran home."
Huan Xuan asked in surprise: "How is this possible? He fell into the water with all his armor and still survived? Could it be that a god helped him?"
Bian Fanzhi sighed: "I don't know. In short, he is not dead. However, he was used as bait to fight alone in the front, and then there was a fire starter in the cabin. He wanted to burn him to death together with the Beifu army who boarded the ship. This
Anyone else would be disheartened and no longer serve."
Huan Xuan gritted his teeth and said: "He Danzhi is a fool and a waste. Not only did he lose the battle, but he also caused me to lose a general. Hu Fan's home is in Hualin, and now it is in the hands of the eight thieves in Beijing. I just want to summon him personally."
It's impossible for him to come back, that's all, let's do this for now, as long as we defeat the Eight Jing Bandits, and then we can try other strategies. At least, Hu Fan has a deep blood feud with the Beifu Army, so he won't be able to join the Eight Bandits of Beijing."
Bian Fanzhi said seriously: "In addition, Princess Langya also fell into the hands of Liu Yi, as well as the tablets of the emperors of the Jin Dynasty. Moreover, it was Liu Tingyun who led the Chu brothers to do this. I must
I apologize to you again for not killing Liu Tingyun, which caused this disaster!"
Huan Xuan said bitterly: "It's Tao Yuanming's fault, not yours. Huh, if he still has the nerve to come back, isn't he afraid that I'll kill him?"
Bian Fanzhi said in a deep voice: "Tao Yuanming is outside the tent now. Your Majesty, do you want to..."
Huan Xuan opened his eyes wide: "He actually came in person. Come on, let him in. Before I kill him, I want to hear what other sophistry he can do this time!"
The tent door was lifted, and Tao Yuanming, wearing a green shirt and turban, walked in with his head held high. When he saw Huan Xuan, he bowed deeply to his waist and said, "I have met your Majesty. Long live my emperor."
Huan Xuan said bitterly: "Tao Yuanming, you are so brave, you dare to deceive me. Who is it that robbed Chu Lingyuan in Xunyang this time?"
Tao Yuanming's face did not change and he said calmly: "It's His Majesty's former queen, and now the new love of Liu Yi, the leader of the eight thieves in Beijing, Liu Tingyun."
Huan Xuan said sternly: "Didn't you say you have killed her? What is going on now? Not only was my queen robbed and my face was disgraced, but I also let this woman snatch a former princess, and now the eight thieves in Beijing have killed her.
You have a name here, how do you think you should die to compensate for your sins?!"
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "Your Majesty, Shizhong Bian saw clearly at that time that if I had to kill Liu Tingyun to complete the mission, I am afraid that even your crown prince would not be able to be saved. The mission you gave me was to recapture the crown prince, but you didn't say
I want to kill Liu Tingyun."
Huan Xuan was stunned for a moment, his expression softened a little, but his hatred was still hard to calm down: "If you didn't kill Liu Tingyun, why did you report that you did? Isn't this cheating?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, what I said at the time was to deal with it. In that case, I had to lie to this woman first and give her hope of living, and then I could get the prince back. Otherwise, she would definitely set a fire if she knew she would die.
It would harm the prince. As for when I exited the hall, the war was chaotic and I almost didn’t have time to see you, Your Majesty. How could I go after Liu Tingyun who fled from the secret passage? Therefore, I can only say that this woman has been dealt with.
Already."
Bian Fanzhi said in a deep voice: "You have never said anything about secret passages."
Tao Yuanming sighed: "Compared with the major events of retaking the crown prince and escorting His Majesty to evacuate, is it important whether a woman who has been abandoned by His Majesty is alive or dead? Even the gods in heaven will probably not think of Liu Tingyun.
She actually got involved with Liu Yi. Originally, I thought that given the many times Liu Tingyun had harmed Liu Yu, she would not be able to escape death even if she ran away. At least she would stay anonymous and not dare to show her face again, but now it seems that maybe,
Letting Liu Tingyun go will be a great good thing for Your Majesty and Dachu!"
Huan Xuan was so angry that he slapped the big case in front of him: "What the hell are you talking about! Sending your wife to the enemy, you think it is a great thing?!"
Tao Yuanming calmly shook his head: "I have not accomplished any great things so far and have not made any achievements, so I am not married yet. However, if I are in your majesty's position and a queen who has no use value can cause internal strife among the enemies, then what will happen?
Why not give it away? Gou Jian, the king of Yue, once offered gifts to destroy the state of Wu. Even in recent years, Murong Chui offered his wife to seek glory, and finally succeeded in restoring the country. If a man wants to seize the world, he will not even leave women and pursue those ordinary people.
How can a false name be achieved? If Your Majesty wants to kill me just for this, please order the killing of me now. I only regret that I am blind and do not know my master!"
Huan Xuan listened to these words quietly, was silent for a long time, and actually laughed slowly: "Tao Yuanming, Tao Yuanming, your mouth can really make the dead come alive. Yes, from the moment I abandoned Liu Tingyun,
She is no longer my woman, but the ordinary people outside use this to laugh at me, which makes me unhappy. You said that Liu Tingyun can instigate a fight between Liu Yu and Liu Yi because Liu Yi forcibly saved Liu Tingyun.
?”
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "If you just take this woman as a plaything to show that you can disrespect Liu Yu's orders, then you can't talk about turning against each other. However, the deep meaning of snatching Chu Lingyuan and her daughter this time can be carefully understood.
Already."
Bian Fanzhi said thoughtfully: "Yes, Liu Yu is in the name of reviving the Jin Dynasty, and wants to welcome Sima Dezong to return to power. Everyone knows that this useless person who doesn't know whether he is warm or cold is just the best puppet. He is really in charge.
It's Wang Shen's love who is Liu Yu's old sweetheart. If he really wants to succeed, then Liu Yu will become a well-deserved master. He will rely on this fake queen to control the emperor and command the world. Liu Yi snatched back Sima Dewen
His wife shows that he has the intention to set up a normal Sima Dewen to fight against Liu Yu. This is probably what Yuan Ming said about provoking a fight."
This chapter has been completed!