Yeluji frowned and looked at the hard-to-swallow strong wine in front of him. He loved wine, but he hesitated again and again and still didn't pick up the glass of wine and take a sip. It wasn't that he couldn't stand the spicy taste that entered his throat, but he didn't like it.
I don't like it very much. So, it seems that he is not a drunkard. Although Yeluji, who was burned by two fires of the Han army and lost an army of 100,000, ordered the wolf cavalry to counterattack the Han army that night just for him.
That cart full of fine wine from the Western Regions takes revenge.
"I hope Tiemu Qiuge will not die this time."
I don’t know if he had the exact opposite idea in his mind when he said this. Although Han Zhigu and Yeluzhen sitting in front of him both thought so, they really didn’t see anything from Yeluji’s face.
The words were insincere and hypocritical, but I saw a sincere face. The tone was sincere, the expression was sincere, it didn't matter whether the heart was sincere or not. Anyway, the unpleasant Tiemu Qiuge had already led five thousand cavalry to commit suicide.
Already.
"In any case, with 5,000 of Daliao's most elite wolf riders accompanying him, he should have no regrets even if he dies in battle, right? After all...if he succeeds, he will be buried with Liu Ling, the king of the civilized world.
."
"Will Liu Ling die so easily?"
Yelvzhen murmured, as if talking to himself or asking someone else.
No one answered him, because all three people knew the answer. This plan was actually very hasty, and Yeluji ordered it to be implemented just because of Tiemu Qiuge's request. If such a simple, direct and not very powerful strategy can be
If Liu Ling, the king of Khan, was killed, wouldn't it be too easy for Liu Ling to die? But why did Yeluji send five thousand of the most elite wolf riders to accompany Tiemu Qiuge to die? And why did Tiemu Qiuge die?
"I'm not sure whether Liu Ling really left Cangzhou."
Han Zhigu smiled and took a sip of strong wine.
Yelvzhen sighed and said: "Our scouts can no longer get within thirty miles of Cangzhou City. After sending so many scouts, none of them came back alive. Tiemu went to ask for songs, and he came back, and then he firmly believed that Liu Ling
He has already led part of the Han army to leave Cangzhou and rush to Zhaozhou. How credible are his words?"
Han Zhigu glanced at Yelvji, who had a somewhat ugly expression, and said, "If... Tiemu Qiuge ran away from the battle, it seems that the explanation would be easier for people to believe."
Yeluji waved his hand and said, "Master Han, there is no need to guess. If Tiemu Qiuge wanted to leave, he would have left long ago. Why wait until now? At the nameless lake in the south of Cangzhou, he blocked thirteen arrows for me.
.He is not dead, so I owe him a fortune. Although I don't like him, I am not a ungrateful and mean person. After he came back with injuries all over his body, I said that if he died in the end, I would give him
Bury him in a grand ceremony and make him the protector of the capital. If he survives in the end, I will give him great wealth."
Han Zhigu nodded and said, "Yes, he has no reason to escape now. If it were me, I wouldn't leave now."
These words were a bit direct, so Yeluji's face became even more ugly.
"Your Majesty...actually I still don't like people who stick to wood and ask for songs."
Han Zhigu sighed and said: "If the king's impression of him had changed a little, he would not have given him only five thousand cavalry. Although I don't know Tiemu Qiuge, it is said that this man never lies.
He will never flinch, he will never be soft-hearted, and he will never be afraid. No matter what, it seems that this person is still a general."
Yelu Zhen said: "To be honest, Tiemu Qiuge may not be considered a general. He... is a warrior, a very pure warrior. A warrior who cannot be humiliated."
Yelu stood up angrily and shouted in a low voice: "What are you two doing? Are you blaming me? Do you mean that I gave him a big fortune, or am I humiliating him?"
Han Zhigu and Yelvzhen bowed at the same time and said, "I don't dare."
Yeluji said angrily: "You dare! How can you not dare? After all, you all think that I just sent five thousand cavalry to accompany Tiemu Qiuge to die? Those are five thousand of the most elite wolf cavalry.
! Among them are a thousand of my personal soldiers, which is half of my personal army camp!"
Han Zhigu lowered his head and said: "I... I just don't understand why the king is reluctant to send more people out even if he has five thousand elite soldiers?"
Yeluji waited for Han Zhigu to ask: "Are you questioning me?"
"I don't dare!"
"What about you! Yelvzhen, do you also think Gu is wrong?"
Yeluji used Gu instead of me, which he had always used before. This shows that his anger has risen. Using my self-identity to speak, the relationship between the three of us would not be so serious and cold, but if Gu is replaced, Yeluji
Ji has already put aside the role of a polite and virtuous corporal that he has always shown.
"I don't dare!"
Yeluji looked at the two most important subordinates who had a humble attitude and said sternly: "Don't you dare? Yes, you don't dare to accuse me directly in person, but that doesn't mean you don't think so in your heart! That's right, I don't
I trust Tiemu Qiuge. Even if he saves my life, I don’t trust him! Who is he? He is a person sent by His Majesty. Logically speaking, I should reuse him, right? Instead of sending him to defend the city.
The door needs to be guarded for two years, right?"
Yeluji was very angry and laughed back: "Yes, he is your Majesty's. But don't forget, he is also Lao Er's! Who saved his life? It was Lao Er! Your Majesty knew full well that he was asking for songs.
He is the person that the second son wants, and the second son has a life-saving grace for him, why did your majesty send him to me?"
"Your Majesty just wants to see my joke!"
Yeluji roared: "Your Majesty placed a nail next to me for my second son!"
"But he didn't do anything."
Han Zhigu said word for word: "On the contrary, he can't see any dissatisfaction with the king."
"A person as wonderful as him is willing to guard the city gate for two years. Can you say that he has no agenda?"
Yeluji asked rhetorically.
Han Zhigu said: "Your Majesty, you didn't believe him from the beginning, and you still don't believe him now. It's not because he is a member of His Highness the Second Highness, or because he has held back for two years and has any evil intentions. In the final analysis, in fact, Your Majesty
Is it hate? I hate His Majesty more, right?"
"Han Zhigu! You are brave!"
Yeluji roared angrily.
Han Zhigu smiled and said: "It seems that my courage has always been very courageous."
Yeluji reached out to touch his waist, but did not touch the scimitar.
"The king wants to kill me?"
Han Zhigu raised his chin and asked.
Yeluji looked at Han Zhigu, who suddenly became fearless today. His face was as pale as paper with anger. He suddenly exhaled a long breath, and then slumped on the seat like a deflated rubber ball. He said with some difficulty:
"I want to kill you? I even want to kill myself now."
"Tiemu Qiuge... is not a Khitan person, did you know?"
Yeluji asked Han Zhigu: "He is not a Khitan, and he is not one of mine. How can I trust him?"
Han Zhigu bowed his head again: "I am not a Khitan either."
He stood up straight and said with a hint of pity: "In the past few years, I have always thought that the king is confident, proud, and unique. Now it seems that this pride and confidence are actually disguised by the king.
It’s just for people to see. Liu Ling’s two fires burned away the king’s false self-confidence and pride. The king has returned to the original king who is not confident and doesn’t trust anyone, and the ministers feel a little sad.”
He bowed deeply and said, "I drank two more cups and my words were a little incoherent. Please forgive me, my majesty, and I will leave."
He took a deep look at Yeluji, stood up and left the tent.
Yeluji opened his mouth, looked at Han Zhigu's back and sighed longly: "Yeluzhen, do you also think that Gu... is wrong?"
Yelvzhen stood up and said: "I invite you, your Majesty. I am willing to order ten thousand troops to catch up with Tiemu Qiuge. If I can really intercept and kill Liu Ling, the king of Han, no one can surpass your achievements. Even His Highness the Second Highness stood in Qilian Mountain."
All the merits I have put together are incomparable. I ask the king to give you an order. I only want ten thousand elite wolf riders."
Yelvji smiled bitterly and said: "Only Tiemu Qiuge said that Liu Ling left Cangzhou. Did Liu Ling really leave Cangzhou? I gave him five thousand of the most elite wolf riders, and now I have begun to regret it. That's all... that's all.
, if you think you can still catch up with him, feel free to recruit troops. But I dare say, even if you chase him all the way to Zhaozhou, you will not be able to catch up with Tiemu Qiuge."
Yelu Zhen asked in confusion: "Why does the king say this?"
Yeluji shook his head and said bitterly: "Both you and Mr. Han are doubting my judgment. You don't think Tiemu Qiuge has escaped. Only I know that he really escaped. No! He is not.
He escaped, he left in a arrogant manner. He left just when I had just begun to trust him, and he left very proudly."
Yelu Zhen was even more confused: "I... still don't understand."
Yeluji waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. You'll understand when you come back."
Yelvzhen clasped his fists, bowed and exited the tent, and quickly caught up with Han Zhigu. The two walked side by side, glanced at each other, and saw a trace of disappointment in each other's eyes. This disappointment was deliberate for both of them.
Hidden, but unable to hide it no matter what.
"Your Majesty...it seems that I have really lost my pride."
Yelvzhen sighed.
Han Zhigu's white hair on his temples swayed back with the wind, and the wrinkles on his face looked even deeper: "Your Majesty... is actually just a poor man. If... if Tiemu Qiuge really escapes,
The pride of the king was torn to pieces by him. If... Tiemu Qiuge really escaped, maybe there would be a wall between the two of us... and the king. That wall will be difficult to climb again.
past."
Han Zhigu let out a long sigh: "I'm starting to regret it. I've been cautious for decades, why am I so restless today?"
Yelvzhen frowned and said, "Could it be that...the king is really right?"
Han Zhigu sighed: "Go, go and have a look. After all, you are not at ease." (To be continued)
