After a night of chaos, the imperial army was stepping up its rest and recuperation. This was the case with the general's palace and the same with the prime minister's palace. Lin Shaoyu is dead as long as he is dead. That is the past. What all the princes are thinking about is the change in the situation after Lin Shaoyu's death.
Li Xingzai had not slept all night and was taking the time to catch up on his sleep. Strangely enough, after arriving in Bingzhou, his previous insomnia was cured without medication, and now he can fall asleep as soon as he lies down.
He slept until dusk and managed to regain some strength. When he woke up, he was served by some soldiers to drink some hot porridge.
"Your Highness..." Song Youqu walked into the tent: "Master Cui Xiang invites you to discuss matters."
Li Xingzai just picked up the porridge bowl and immediately put it down: "Let's go and take a look."
"Your Highness, why don't you eat something first, I'm not in a hurry." Song Youqu.
"Let's go, let's go, let's see what you need from me." Li Xingzai said.
Song Youqu led Li Xingzai into Prime Minister Cui's tent. As soon as he stepped in, Prime Minister Cui stood up.
"It is admirable that Your Highness does not take off his armor in battle, but it is still important to take care of yourself."
Li Xingzai waved his hand, and as soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to ask: "Have you found the whereabouts of Cheng Dalei?"
"Uh... not yet."
"That's such a pity." Li Xingzai sighed sadly.
"Your Highness, please relax. There are heavy troops at the border of Bingzhou. Cheng Dalei is leading a group of remnant soldiers. Even if he gets wings, he can't escape. He is just a reckless man, so he doesn't deserve any special attention."
Li Xingzai nodded: "That's true, but this reckless man dares to collude with the Rong people. It's really annoying. I can't quell the anger in my heart without killing him. Why don't Prime Minister Cui lend me some men, and I'll go find Cheng Dalei and chop off his head."
Brain.”
"Hey, what are you talking about, your highness? Every soldier here belongs to your highness. How can we start talking about borrowing words? But the safety of your highness is important. The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. What is your highness's status? How can he be the same as a reckless man?"
Calculate."
Li Xingzai sighed in his heart, feeling quite powerless. In his heart, he only hoped that Cheng Dalei would be smarter and get out of this crisis.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I already have a candidate. If this person comes forward, the head of the evil thief Cheng Dalei will definitely be captured." Cui Xiang said again.
"Oh, who are you? Cheng Dalei is not easy to deal with?" Li Xingzai said casually.
Cui Xiang waved his hand outward: "Here comes someone."
Li Xingzai looked intently and saw a white young general walking into the tent, wearing white silver armor, holding a silver halberd made of snow, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes. He was really a handsome man. However, he had an arrogant face and stood in the middle of the tent without kneeling.
"Who is this?" Li Xingzai.
"The surname is Xue, Xue Dingshan. He just came from Jingzhou. The purpose is to kill that Cheng Dalei."
Cui Xiang waved his hand and asked Xue Dingshan to go down.
Li Xingzai said: "Although this Cheng Dalei has no conscience, his abilities are not fake. I think that although this Xue Dingshan has some heroic spirit, can he really capture Cheng Dalei? If he can't kill Cheng Dalei, he will lose another boy's life in vain."
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"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this. Although General Xue is young, he is very skilled in martial arts. He has been delayed at home for some time because of the death of his wife. If he had come early, he would not be able to tolerate the two rebels Cheng Dalei and Lin Shaoyu.
The thieves are rampant."
Li Xingzai didn't say anything. After all, he had never seen Xue Dingshan's abilities. All he could do was silently bless him in his heart. He couldn't tell whether he should bless Cheng Dalei or the young white-robed general Xue Dingshan.
"I invite your highness to come down. I have one more thing to do."
"What's the matter?"
"During the chaotic fighting last night, my soldiers captured a man. The war was chaotic last night, but we didn't ask him in detail. It is said that this man has a good background, so I specially invited His Highness to come over and see if he recognizes this man."
"Oh, who is that?"
"Come here, bring this person up." Cui Xiang said.
As soon as the voice fell, Li Xingzai saw two soldiers escorting one person in. As soon as he saw the other person, Li Xingzai's eyes widened and he felt bad luck in his heart.
Cheng Dalei, Cheng Dalei, you came as soon as you came, why did you bring this guy with you? Isn't this causing trouble for yourself?
"According to what he said, he is Xu Shenji, the first military advisor around Cheng Dalei. I think His Highness Xu Shenji must have met him, but has this person lied?"
Li Xingzai originally wanted to help Xu Shenji cover up the past and let Cui Xiang treat him as an insignificant person, and then he would look for an opportunity to let him go.
However, he did not expect that Xu Shenji would not lose in the battle. He patted his chest and said, "Xu Shenji is me. I am Xu Shenji. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."
Cui Xiang looked at Li Xingzai with questioning eyes, and Li Xingzai nodded helplessly.
"This is unlikely. It is said that Xu Shenji is the biggest think tank around Cheng Dalei. He has a mind for the mountains and rivers, and is strategizing to win a victory thousands of miles away. But this person in front of me..."
It’s no wonder that Cui Xiang didn’t want to believe it. After all, the gap between reality and imagination is too big. If Xu Shenji is said to be a vegetable seller on the street, some people believe it, but if he is said to be the resourceful military strategist... His honor is really real...
People don't know what to say.
"That's him." Li Xingzai had no idea.
"It turns out that it's really Military Advisor Xu. It's disrespectful." Cui Xiang's eyes widened: "This person is coming, and it's not faster than Military Advisor Xu sees him."
Even the dignified people like Cui Xiang had a look of joy on their faces. This was really a piece of pie in the sky, a big fish fell from the sky. From Qingniu Mountain to the capital, and then to Liangzhou, Cheng Dalei broke the sky. Cheng Dalei did it.
That bad thing cannot be separated from Xu Shenji.
When collecting information about Cheng Dalei, I learned that Cheng Dalei had a mantra: I can't do it without Military Advisor Xu.
People should not be judged by their appearance, and Xu Shenji's expression is wretched and his appearance is repulsive, but his ability cannot be doubted.
If he could take it for his own use, he would not exchange it for a city. However, he had been with Cheng Dalei for so long, and it would not be easy for him to betray Cheng Dalei. He could only show his affection and move.
To use reason, we need to use both soft and hard tactics, and as a last resort, we can also use some beauty traps.
"Ha, I've heard about Commander Xu's reputation for a long time. It's said that Commander Xu is well-read in poetry and books and has a lot of talent. He just reads the books of sages and should do benevolent and righteous things. Why did Commander Xu fall into the trap and become a bandit? Is there any reason why he has no choice but to do so?
"
Xu Shenji's eyes turned red: "I have finally found someone who understands me, but you don't know that I have never been able to fall out of my misery. I have to have a good chat with you..."
Li Xingzai and Cui Xiang were both stunned. Xu Shenji's performance was really unexpected. He had runny nose and tears. He started from when he was five years old when she was herding cattle, telling how he had gone through many hardships, but his original intention was not the same.
Change, a red heart to the sage.
Prime Minister Cui didn't dare to take it lightly. After all, people can't be judged by their appearance. Some people are as stupid as they are wise, and some are as wise as they are stupid.