Li Xingzai's depressed mood for the past few days has been diluted a bit today. Although he is treated as a puppet, Li Xingzai has always wanted to cultivate his own power.
But it is really difficult to do this. Today he suddenly realized something: Even under the wings of Cui Xiang, they are not monolithic. They must unite for the common interests. But for each
interests, but don't care about division.
What's more, there are young people like Song Youqu who don't even care about what the older generation is pursuing.
Anyway, it's a good thing. Anyway, in an already terrible situation, any change is a good thing.
Li Xingzai was pacing in the big tent, his mind racing, suppressing his inner excitement.
"How many of you are there?" Li Xingzai suddenly asked.
"We have a name called Youth Camp, which is composed of young people from various families." Song Youqu's voice lowered as he spoke: "Currently, the number of people is still very small, only twenty-one."
Li Xingzai was silent and then said: "Don't be afraid, a single spark can start a prairie fire. A seed in front of you may not be able to become a towering tree in the future."
"Does Your Highness know what to do next?" Song Youqu.
Li Xingzai sat back on the chair and tapped his fingers on the table. Now, the forces of various princes are pouring into Bingzhou for the same purpose, which is to eliminate the rebel army and chop off Lin Shaoyu's head.
The encirclement surrounding Lin Shaoyu is getting smaller and smaller, and everyone knows that the final result will only be in a day or two. But Li Xingzai does not have much control over this matter. After all, he has no troops to send and no generals to use.
That is to say, under the control of others, follow suit.
"I think it doesn't really matter who killed Lin Shaoyu."
"Oh, what do you say?"
"Whoever can kill Lin Shaoyu just wants to be justified, but in the current situation, being justified is not important anymore. What is important is who has more troops in his hands." Song Youqu said slowly.
Li Xingzai really wanted to look at Song Youqu with admiration. Lin Shaoyu will be killed soon. Is it true that who killed Lin Shaoyu and who became the leader of the Nine Five-Year Plan? I am afraid that the princes with heavy troops in their hands will not be convinced. The final result.
There is still a fight to be had. What determines the outcome in the end is not the name, but who has the bigger fist.
But the problem right now is... Li Xingzai has no soldiers.
He sighed deeply, was silent for a while, and said slowly: "If possible, I still hope to be able to cut off Lin Shaoyu's head with my own hands. This way, I can give an explanation to Cheng Dalei."
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Night, Bingzhou border.
There were three figures sneaking forward along the river.
"Master..." Xu Shenji called softly.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Dalei lowered his voice: "Keep your voice down, don't attract people."
Bingzhou borders the Rong grassland. The terrain here is flat and there is almost no danger to defend. However, recently, the border has been heavily guarded, with cavalry patrolling back and forth from time to time to prevent possible breakthroughs by the insurgents.
Now if Cheng Dalei and the others want to sneak into Bingzhou, they cannot be discovered. Fortunately, the three people have small goals, so it is not impossible to sneak in.
"I'm so tired that I can't walk anymore. Can we take a break and have something to eat?" Xu Shenji said.
Cheng Dalei rolled his eyes at him and said, "Wait a little longer. Once we cross the river, we will find a place to rest."
Cheng Dalei had to be anxious. In the current situation, it was hard to say how long Lin Shaoyu could survive. He had to hurry up and hurry up. On the grassland, the probability of encountering the imperial army was still small, but once he entered Bingzhou, there was a possibility of encountering the imperial army at any time.
The big river in front of them blocked the path of the three of them. Cheng Dalei walked along the river, trying to find a ford or a bridge to cross the river.
The bright moon is in the sky, the river is sparkling, and three black figures are leading their horses eastward.
No wonder Xu Shenji complained, in fact, Cheng Dalei was also very tired at the moment. They needed to cross the river, find a place to rest, look at the whereabouts of the rebels, and then eat something. By now, the dry food they had brought with them had been exhausted.
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A stone bridge appeared in front of them, and Xu Shenji and Cheng Dalei's eyes lit up. Of course, Silver Eyes would not react. She was like a stone person, tireless, painless, and hungry.
"Hey, who is it?"
As soon as the three of them reached the center of the stone bridge, a group of people, about a dozen or so, suddenly appeared from the opposite bridge.
Cheng Dalei was startled. Xu Shenji's hand had unconsciously touched the short knife on his waist. Cheng Dalei was a little anxious just now and didn't notice that there was a group of people hiding on the other side of the bridge.
"Ha, we are cattle herders. We want to go to the city to do some small business. Why, can't we go on this road? If we can't go, we will go back." Cheng Dalei was riding a black bull, with his hand on the sword and his mouth.
Ha ha.
The leader of the team stared at Cheng Dalei, frowned slightly, and uttered three words: "Cheng Dalei!"
Cheng Dalei was agitated and saw that the opponent was riding a black horse, wearing black armor, and his face was very solemn under the moonlight.
Cheng Dalei was stunned for a long time, and finally recognized who the other party was: Liu Qingming.
In the Chang'an Martial Arts Examination, there were two people who were strong contenders for the top spot in martial arts, one was Liu Qingming from the General's Office, and the other was Qu Jiujiang from the Prime Minister's Office.
But Cheng Dalei made a big fuss in the martial arts field and ruined the good things between the two of them, so when they mentioned Cheng Dalei, they both gritted their teeth and it was unforgettable.
Cheng Dalei was able to recognize the other party because of the function of the system. He smiled awkwardly: "It turns out to be Mr. Liu. It has been more than three years since we parted ways in Chang'an. Mr. Liu is still as handsome and handsome as before."
The corners of Liu Qingming's eyes twitched suddenly, and she suddenly waved her hand: "Kill with me!"
With lightning speed, more than a dozen of the best soldiers in the army rushed towards Cheng Dalei.
Of course, Cheng Dalei was not unprepared. From the beginning to now, his hand never left the hilt of the sword.
"Protect Commander Xu."
Cheng Dalei shouted and rushed over on his bull. He stopped in front of the enemy alone. At the moment when the two armies met, he suddenly jumped into the air, jumped over everyone's heads, and came to Liu Qingming.
Liu Qingming changed his moves very quickly and stabbed from bottom to top.
Cheng Dalei held his gun in the air, dropped his body, and pulled hard with his hand.
"Get down here."
Boom!
With a heavy sound, Liu Qingming was pulled off the horse with his gun. When he came to his senses again, the gun was already in Cheng Dalei's hand, and the tip of the gun was pressed against Liu Qingming's shoulder.
This scene made the eagle fly, and it only took an instant. Liu Qingming's men didn't react at all. Just when they were about to pounce, Cheng Dalei suddenly turned around and shouted loudly.
"Who dares to move without risking his life?"
The crowd was silenced, and Cheng Dalei's eyes fell on Liu Qingming.
"It's been three years and you still haven't made any progress at all."