then Li Sao

A few months passed in a blink of an eye, and the war in the north was in full swing.

Winter in Mozhou comes much earlier and more intensely than in the Central Plains.The cold wind cut his face like a knife blade, ice slag rolled into his mouth, and there was a rusty smell when he spoke.

Banner hunting.

After the guerrilla warfare of fighting and withdrawing, the fighting spirit of both sides has reached its peak.

On Jin Geyuan, the two armies confronted each other. This was the first time the two armies faced each other head-on.

On the opposite side is the army formation led by the king of Beiling, Mengsuda, who is full of confidence and vows to take down the two cities of Yelang and Ruanqu.What Zhou Tang wanted was to completely force the northern bandits out of Jin Geyuan, severely damage their army, and let them retreat to the northern border.

Mengsu replied and shouted: "Emperor Dacheng is becoming weaker and incompetent from generation to generation! Now the yellow-mouthed boy sitting on the dragon chair must have pissed his pants in fright! Dacheng is clearly exhausted! Thousands of warriors and endless warriors, this time they will go straight to Huanglong, changing the master of this world and replacing him!"

"Presumptuous!" Zhou Tang scolded angrily, "I am proud of the prosperity of the country, and the prosperity and peace of the country. How can you be insulted by barbarians! Hmph, if the endless warriors with tens of thousands of warriors are really so powerful, why haven't they been able to set foot on the ground for three months?" Take a step into my Mozhou!"

"Don't be arrogant!" Asked the person in the formation to come out, "I am Daluba, the general of Beiling Tieyu! Whoever is on the other side will come out and compete with me!"

Chi Ting was irritated, with an angry expression on his face, and petitioned Zhou Tang: "I'm here... the general is willing to fight with him!"

Zhou Tang raised his hand to stop it: "No need. This person insulted my royal family, so I will personally come to meet for a while and tear his mouth."

"But, but you are the leader of all armies, what if..."

Zhou Tang glanced at him, Chi Ting fell silent.

Chi Ting knew that at this moment Zhou Tang was no longer the senior brother who played with him, but the general who commanded the army, and he was just a chess piece in his hand.

"Ting Ting," Fang Jin said, "just look at it, the apprentices I teach will never be disgraceful."

Zhou Tangce stepped forward, and Cunxue slowly pulled out of her sheath: "The Seventh Prince of the Dynasty, General Dingbei, Zhou Tang."

"It turned out to be an idiot prince!" Daluba said contemptuously, but his eyes were very vigilant. He did not expect that the enemy general would take the initiative to fight.

Zhou Tang's calm and composed attitude, as well as the conceited smile on his lips, all brought him invisible pressure.

Daruba clenched the black iron knife, shouted violently and rushed forward.

Zhou Tang clamped his horse's belly and greeted him head-on. When the weapons were handed over, he suddenly got up from the horse and stepped on the blade that Daruba slashed horizontally with his toes.

In a split second, he swiped his backhand, and an inch of snow sank into the opponent's neck, cutting off a human head.

Daruba died before he could make a single move, and the unbelievable expression on his face was frozen in the reflection of an inch of snow.

Zhou Tang picked up the head with one hand and threw it into the Beiling army formation. The steaming blood dripped on the snow in Jin Geyuan, scalding a bright red all the way——Beiling was silent.

On the contrary, the Dingbei army has already shouted, "The general is mighty! The northern invaders are cowards!" They roared non-stop, which made people's blood boil and their morale soared.

Zhou Tang glanced at Meng Su on the chariot and replied: "This general said earlier that who is strong and who is weak, we will see the truth on the battlefield!" Then he held up the sword bestowed by the emperor, and shouted loudly, "Boys! That is where the glory lies! Fearless in death! Follow me to fight!"

"kill!"

"kill!!!"

Luo Ping put his hand on his forehead, the throbbing pain couldn't stop no matter what.

He knew that he had no choice.

In the battle between Zhou Tang and Bei Ling back then, the momentum was like a broken bamboo, showing his sharpness, and the prestige of "King of the Frontier" instantly resounded across the country.Many military officers in the DPRK praised him greatly, and even young generals wanted to assist the King of Yue in fighting against the enemy bandits even if he was downgraded.

King Ning repeatedly tried to suppress this style of martial arts, but he couldn't find any flaws because the battle was so beautifully fought.After that, I don't know which staff member he listened to and believed, and he wanted to collude with the Beikou, cooperate with the inside and outside, and trap Zhou Tang into injustice.

Finding a reason to deliver the military rations, he dispatched a deputy lieutenant of Shengjing as a spy, and secretly communicated with Meng Su along the way. In the end, when the battle was raging on the front line, the ration convoy was inexplicably delayed. Take a bite of food.

Just as Mengsu was pressing on every step of the way, Zhou Tang suffered heavy losses in the battle of Jingeyuan and had to abandon Yelang City.

now……

"Luo Qing, these are all sent this morning to visit you."

Luo Ping looked at the thick stack of folded papers in front of him, and frowned deeply.

The little emperor said: "Luo Qing, you are too hasty to do this matter. Second Emperor Uncle's clique can be cut off slowly. The Shengjing deputy lieutenant just wanted to send army rations. I sent people to watch over it." That's the point, why do you insist on punishing him for the crime of violating his duties, and why did you offend the Second Emperor?"

"Your Majesty, if this person is not removed, there may be serious trouble."

"What's the big trouble? Could it be that he can depose my great general?"

"He... may be collaborating with the enemy..."

"Collaborating with the enemy?! Luo Qing, you must be careful when you say this. What evidence do you have?"

"I... have no evidence."

"This is really embarrassing for me." The little emperor sighed, "I can ignore your comment, but it is really difficult for you to raise such a thing at this juncture."

Luo Ping closed his eyes and remained silent.

"Originally, Luo Qing, I would never be stingy with the bottle of medicine that you asked Xizhao to pay tribute to, but now you let that deputy lieutenant of Shengjing suffer a hundred army sticks innocently, and it is said that his leg will be broken. Uncle refused to give up no matter what, insisting on an explanation from me. I had no choice but to give the medicine to Second Emperor Uncle to appease me. So this medicine is no longer in my hands, so I can only say sorry to Luo Qing ..."

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself, it's all due to my lack of consideration."

The little emperor said: "But having said that, Luo Qing, your mother is seriously ill. I just sent an imperial doctor to take a look. Why do I have to take that medicine? I didn't read the list of tributes carefully. I only know that the medicine was sent in Xizhao It seems to be the most valuable among the batch of tributes, is it really that good? Can you bring the dead back to life?"

Luo Ping shook his head and smiled wryly: "The destiny cannot be controlled by man. There is no panacea for bringing the dead back to life in the world. But this medicine was made by Master Xizhao himself. It is said that it can heal broken bones, protect the heart, and heal the lungs. After all, it can play some role. The effect of life-sustaining. The minister's mother has lived in the Western Territory of Dacheng for a long time, and she often heard about the legendary deeds of Xizhao Guoshi. She admired it, and I thought that the medicine from the master of the country, even if it is useless, can still make my mother calm down. Calm down."

"Well, that's true. But what can we do now? Second Emperor Uncle hates you to the bone, and will never lend you the medicine."

"What is your virtue and your ability to make His Majesty so worried about this matter? Don't bother Your Majesty to worry about this matter. Let Rong Chen think about it again."

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On the Jinge Plain, the entire wasteland is covered with snow.

After the Dingbei Army's victory that day, Meng Suda led the Beiling Army to retreat into the old city in the northern part of the wilderness. No matter how provocative Zhou Tang was, he refused to fight, but he did not continue to withdraw his troops.

Winter has come, and such a cold climate makes it difficult for Da Chengnan, who is used to warm and humid weather, to adapt.Many people suffered from frostbite during military training, their hands and feet were swollen and painful, and they couldn't even hold weapons.

Fortunately, the supply of food and grass in the rear is sufficient, and the soldiers will not be hungry. The morale of the Dingbei Army is still stable.

At this time, the enemy's city attack is not attacking, Zhou Tang has been a little embarrassed.

When Chi Ting said to attack, he had to go all out.Fang Jin said to wait, to wait for the opportunity.

Zhou Tang had thought about all these things, but one set of battle plans was produced and another set was discarded, so he just couldn't make up his mind.

He also knows that his temper has been a little extreme and violent recently, and the servants are a little trembling towards him.

Especially after nightfall, sometimes he stared at Cunxue in a daze for the whole night, and sometimes when he got angry, he wanted someone to melt Cunxue immediately so that he could never see it again.

This capriciousness is all because of that person.

If that person was by my side, I might be able to calm down.

He always has it.

Luo Ping went to see King Ning.

Of course, the people in Prince Ning's Mansion didn't give him a good face, and made him wait outside the gate for two full hours.

Although the snow in Mocheng is not as heavy as that in the northern region, it is very cold and damp, and the bones of the body are stiff from the cold.After a while, a fine layer fell off Luo Ping's fur coat, and his face became paler.

He was about to request a briefing for the fourth time when the door finally opened for him.

When Luo Ping lifted his leg, he realized that all the joints were throbbing with pain.He can tolerate the severe cold very well, this is a kind of mental paralysis, but it doesn't mean that his body can withstand such a toss.

Swaying slightly, he breathed a sigh of relief, and saw King Ning hugging a fine sable fur jacket, and looked at him coldly: "I don't know if Master Luo is coming, but I am too far away to welcome you."

Luo Ping hurriedly saluted: "It's the official's abruptness."

The hot air exhaled from the mouth is dense between the two, and no one can see who is clear.

Sitting in the hall, Luo Ping held a cup of tea to warm his hands, and covered the wall of the porcelain cup with his red fingers from the cold, it took him a long time to feel the temperature.He took a sip of the tea, but it was old tea brewed in warm water, which was not tasty.

"I don't know what's the matter with Lord Luo?"

"Go back to the prince, I want to ask you for a medicine."

"What medicine?"

"I count."

"Yu Suan?" King Ning frowned, and recalled, "The last time the emperor gave me the bottle of medicine to heal Sheng Jing's lieutenant? What kind of Xizhao holy medicine?"

"Exactly." Luo Ping said, "I heard from the emperor that there are three medicines in the bottle, and the lower official's mother is seriously ill, and I want to ask the prince to ask for one to cure her chronic illness."

King Ning looked down at him and narrowed his eyes.

After a long while, he said: "Luo Muquan, Luo Muquan, I really didn't expect that I could see you humbled. What about those arrogant and domineering ones on weekdays? Why, when you asked for something, you changed your temper?"

"Your official acted recklessly. Where did you offend the prince, please invite the prince to be Haihan."

King Ning snorted coldly: "There are quite a few things that you have offended this king, but this king has never been a heartless person. I think of you as a filial piety. It is not impossible to give you this medicine, but you have to answer me a question. .”

"My lord, please speak."

"I want to know, how did you gain the trust of your father and Heng'er? Right after your father died, you rushed back to be rehabilitated. You, a person who loves power like your life, can't even talk about it." Loyalty can be spoken of. I really don’t know why the emperor favored you back then, and even set up a palace examination for you, specially giving you a chance to be promoted.”

"It was the first emperor who lifted him up." Luo Ping bowed his head.

"What about the little emperor? What kind of relationship have you had with him? Why did he help you, a person who rushes out halfway and wants to be an official, to a high position? What did you use to confuse them, huh?"

Luo Ping finally raised his eyes, and said in a calm tone, "What does your lord think?"

There was anger in his eyes, and it seemed that it was just a rhetorical question that didn't matter.King Ning was stared at by these eyes, and he was a little dazed—is this Luo Ping a noble scholar, or a treacherous official fan?

he thought?

He thought...

"If it's about your talent and learning, there are many more people in the Imperial Academy than you; if it's about your family background, your family is in a remote town in the western region, and it has nothing to do with the government; if it's about your appearance," Ning Wang asked. Looked at his face, "Tsk, it's not some alluring skin. Or..."

King Ning's hand holding his chin slowly moved down his neck, his fingertips crossed his Adam's apple, crossed his collarbone, and stopped.

"Or, this body?"

Luo Ping shook slightly, and looked at him coldly: "My lord, be careful, you are discussing the emperor."

King Ning laughed conceitedly: "So what? You dare to do such a low-level thing to deceive the king, are you still afraid of people's opinions? This king is really curious. You are greedy for power and want to pretend to be a noble person. What kind of posture do you use to serve the emperor?"

Although he had made psychological preparations before coming, Luo Ping finally felt unbearable to be humiliated like this, so he pursed his lips and remained silent.

"How about this, use your body for a 'Yu Suan'."

Facing King Ning's deliberate humiliation, Luo Ping was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed: "For the lower officials, this is really a good deal. The prince is willing to change, so let's change it like this."

Luo Ping put down the teacup, got up and straightened his clothes, with a smile on his lips: "My lord, please."

He must get this medicine.

This is Zhou Tang's life-saving medicine.