The fifth day of the sixth lunar month in the 10th year of Taijian of Dachen.
There is a forest of rafters and oars outside the Jianglingfu Pier in Jingzhou, and there are even more people on the pier.
There were people who came to join in the fun, soldiers responsible for maintaining order, and officials with their own agendas. Their eyes intertwined and fell on the high-rise ship that was leaning on the berth in the center of the pier.
They were waiting for that figure, the figure of the young man who had become a legend because of too many victories.
Li Xingchen did not disappoint their expectations and soon appeared on the bow of the ship.
He was not in a hurry to get off the boat, but looked around the dock.
On the fifth day of August last year, Li Xingchen left Jiangling Mansion and arrived at Xinzhou City. From then on, the Battle of Bashu began, and ten months later, he returned to the place where he started.
It's just that everything has changed drastically. He, Li Xinchen, is no longer the unknown person who is not even as high as the two deputies Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie. The victory of Bashu has made Li Xinchen the focus of everyone's attention.
No one will continue to question the gazes of Wu Mingche and Xiao Mohe back then, and what they need to worry about now is what this young man with so many legends that makes it impossible to figure out what is thinking and what he wants to do.
He is also a pebble, but a pebble that will set off huge waves wherever it falls.
The river wind rolled up his sleeves, and Li Xingchen took a deep breath and quickly stepped off the warship. Xu Deyan and Cheng Feng guarded Li Xingchen on the left and right, and then there were two civil servants, Gu Yewang and Tang Qi, as five people
After stepping off the warship, the soldiers gathered from other ships stood on their left and right sides. Each soldier was wearing bright armor and had sharp swords and guns in their hands.
They stood opposite Xiao Maha's personal guards who were also lined up neatly. The eyes of each soldier were intertwined, and one could even feel the coldness in their eyes.
They know that these are friendly forces in front of them, but they are not simply friendly forces.
Gu Yewang followed Li Xingchen onto the pier. When he stepped on the stone steps of the pier, Gu Yewang couldn't help but sigh softly: "Every time I come back, I have a different feeling. I remember the last time I came here.
, we had just taken Bajun, and the enemy troops were pressing down on the border. We were almost struggling to survive in a narrow gap, but now everything has been turned upside down."
Xu Deyan and others all smiled when they heard this.
Thinking about those days, it can really be said that they were struggling in despair. No one would have thought that one day they would be able to come to Jiangling Mansion alive. And all of this was a miracle created by Li Xingchen and them.
Thinking of this, all eyes focused on the back of the young man in front.
He changed the entire Bashu war situation, but I don’t know how he will change Nanchen and the entire world?
"Mr. Gu, are you still worried?" Xu Deyan squinted his eyes slightly, not sure whether it was because of the glare of the sun or because he was thinking about something.
King Gu Ye was startled for a moment, then said with a smile: "Worried? That happened when I came here last time. Now... I only have confidence!"
Xu Deyan nodded solemnly and quickly followed Li Xingchen. Gu Yewang did not hesitate at all, and walked at the same fast pace. It was hard to tell that he was an elderly man.
Maybe it's because he has new ideals and fighting spirit in his heart, so he naturally becomes younger.
"The last general will meet the general and the governor!" Li Xingchen quickly walked up to Xiao Mohe and Zhou Que, and bowed his hands deeply.
Xiao Mohe hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold Li Xinchen's arm: "Shizhong, there is no need to be polite, get up quickly."
Li Xinchen responded with a smile, and raised his head to meet Xiao Mohe's eyes. Although they had been apart for ten months, and although there was too much nastiness and hostility, Xiao Mohe's eyes at this moment still showed the familiar warmth of Li Xinchen.
and trust.
This man who had been in and out of the rebellious army obviously still admired Li Xinchen and still trusted Li Xinchen, even if the court and Li Xinchen were at war with each other, and even if Li Xinchen had shown his disapproval time and time again.
Xiao Mohe is still the same Xiao Mohe. This young man has maintained his simplicity and sincerity from beginning to end.
He was surprisingly loyal to Nanchen and could even be said to be foolishly loyal. In history, even if Chen Shubao gave him a cuckold, he still insisted on fighting for Nanchen until Chen Shubao surrendered first; then a rebellion broke out in the Sui Dynasty's Nanchen tribe.
, Xiao Mohe was in a high position and had begun to prepare for retirement, but he did not hesitate to put down all support.
Corresponding to this loyalty, naturally is the simple trust now presented to Li Xingchen.
He felt that he knew Li Xinchen, and he believed in Li Xinchen as always.
This made Li Xingchen even feel a little ashamed.
It is not terrible to deceive a scheming person. What is terrible is to deceive a simple and honest person, because it is easy to deceive, but the moral whipping after deception will be unforgettable for a long time. And now Li Xingchen has to deceive Xiao Mo
blame.
He needs to make Xiao Mohe believe that he is still loyal to the Nanchen court, so that Xiao Mohe will try his best to support him as always. With Xiao Mohe's existence, Li Xingchen will have more confidence to go to Jiankang Mansion.
Of course, Li Xinchen also knew that Xiao Mohe did not want to watch the fight between Li Xinchen and Nan Chen. Li Xinchen was in Bashu and posed a threat to Jingzhou. Xiao Mohe knew very well that once Li Xinchen and the Northern Zhou teamed up, Jiangling would be the turtle in the urn.
Besides trusting Li Xunchen and winning over Li Xunchen, Xiao Mohe actually has no better choice. Xiao Mohe needs to gain a foothold in Jingzhou, and he understands the principle of the rabbit dying and the dog cooking. Only the Northern Zhou Dynasty still poses a threat to Nanchen.
, only if Li Xingchen still maintains a monarch-subject or ally relationship with Nan Chen can Xiao Mohe's position be strong.
Li Xingchen's eyes turned slightly and fell on Zhou Que next to him. Compared with Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que's eyes were obviously much more complicated. Zhou Que represented the interests of the East Palace, and he needed to know that Li Xingchen was going to Jiankang this time.
What is the government's intention? It is even more important to determine whether Li Xingchen should still be a partner of the East Palace.
Li Xingchen smiled slightly: "After a long absence, Duke Zhou is in good spirits, even better than before."
Zhou Que said calmly: "You are such an old man, half buried in the earth, how can you talk about being energetic? He is just using his remaining energy to chat with Chen."
As he spoke, Zhou Que's eyes vigilantly looked up and down at Li Xinchen and the few people following Li Xinchen.
Zhou Que had to admit that after not seeing him for more than ten months, Li Xingchen looked more mature. More importantly, the people following him, except for Gu Yewang, whom Zhou Que knew, were all young, and except for Xu Deyan
Zhou Que has never met the other few people, which shows that Li Xinchen has cultivated a new team in Bashu.