Your Highness, has he stopped today?

The ambergris incense in the imperial study room had been burning for more than two hours, and the smoke curled up from the beast stove, making the whole room smell elegant and refreshing.It's just that after reading the book for a long time, Emperor Chongde is still exhausted.

Yu Deye walked into the imperial study room, saw Emperor Chongde closed his eyes and gently rubbed his forehead, stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, Lord Han is asking to see you outside, do you want this slave to go back to him?"

Emperor Chongde opened his eyes and said, "Let him in."

Han Qing came in and knelt down to salute.

Emperor Chongde ordered him to stand up and gave him a seat, before he asked, "I asked you to meet the envoys sent by Beidi, how did Han Aiqing talk with them?"

"Return to Your Majesty, everything is going well. In the future, Beidi will send 10 taels of silver and [-] bolts of silk every year. Chen Guo and Beidi will be bounded by the Li River and will not interfere with each other." Han Qinggong replied.

Emperor Chongde said: "Treat the envoy well, and send him away in two days."

"Yes." Han Qing nodded. "However, there is one more thing. This matter was inquired by the minister privately, not what the envoy said."

Emperor Chongde raised his eyes: "What's the matter?"

Han Qing said: "The military report came from Lizhou before, saying that a general named Yishi Leyin had been captured, but he did not talk about his whereabouts. Yesterday, I found out that Yishi Leyin had been persuaded by General Lu to surrender. , General Lu also assigned him an important military position in the army."

Emperor Chongde frowned, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do you think?"

Han Qing smiled lightly: "General Lu has the ability to persuade the enemy generals to surrender when he led the army alone for the first time. This young General Lu has a lot of ambition."

Emperor Chongde snorted coldly: "Throughout the ages, prisoners of war were either killed to sacrifice flags or served as slaves. Lu Zheyu persuaded him to surrender privately, but he was given a military post. But this person is a man from Beidi after all. What if it’s wrong?”

Han Qing thought about it, and said: "I heard that the man has the talent to lead the army. General Lu may be a person who loves talents, so he took it for his own use. After all, the military power of the Dingyuan Army is in the hands of General Lu." Speaking of this, Han Qing smiled, "Maybe he just wants to strengthen the Dingyuan Army to serve His Majesty."

"Serve for me?" Emperor Chongde narrowed his eyes, but didn't say anything for a long time.

Seeing this, Han Qing said again: "Dingyuanhou's mansion has today's glory, it is all thanks to His Majesty, I think Yuanhou understands this truth. It's just that little general Lu, he is still young..."

Having said that, Han Qing stopped talking, with an expression that said nothing.

Emperor Chongde looked at the stack of memorials on the table and said, "Pass down my will, let the governor of Lianzhou keep an eye on the Dingyuan army, and report to me in time if there is any move."

Han Qing stood up and bowed: "I obey the order."

After Han Qing withdrew, Emperor Chongde's tired expression was gone.Yu Deye extinguished the incense, and Emperor Chongde stared at the lingering smoke, and said slowly: "Lu Zheyu persuaded Beidi's general to surrender, and gave him back his military post. In your opinion, what exactly does he intend to do?"

Yu Deye was startled, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to say anything more. But according to this old slave, the Marquis of Dingyuan's family is dedicated to their duties, and I think General Lu would not dare to do anything disloyal."

"He dare not?" A coldness flashed in Emperor Chongde's eyes. "Marquis Dingyuan keeps himself safe, but that doesn't mean Lu Zheyu does the same. He can even defy the imperial decree, so what is he not afraid to do?"

Seeing His Majesty getting angry, Yu Deye said more and more cautiously: "Didn't Your Majesty issue an order for the Inspector of Lizhou? If so, let's wait and see in the future."

Emperor Chongde narrowed his eyes, the lingering smoke in the beast furnace was completely exhausted, the last rays of the setting sun also gradually disappeared in the valleys, and dusk gradually enveloped the entire Chu Palace.

……

As the night darkened, Han Qing sat under the lamp, squinting at the information sent by the spies.

The steward stood beside him and asked softly, "My lord, our spies in Lizhou only said that Na Yishi Leyin was detained by Lu Zheyu in the camp of the Dingyuan army, and he has not succeeded in instigating rebellion. Why is your lord acting like His Majesty?" Said? If His Majesty knew the truth, it would be a deception."

Han Qing laughed out loud: "What I told Your Majesty is that the instigation of rebellion came from the news. I heard it, do you understand? It has not been confirmed whether it is true or not. Your Majesty has to believe it. What can I do?"

The butler became suspicious: "But why did your lord do this?"

Han Qing sneered and said, "The little general Lu is detaining Yishi Leyin, and he will neither kill nor release him. What is he doing? It must be to instigate rebellion. His Majesty sent Lu Zheyu this time, who has never been alone. Those who have served in the army went to Lizhou to rehabilitate. It was punishing him for disobeying the imperial decree. If he lost, the old and new scores would be settled together. But unexpectedly, he was actually allowed to win. Can your majesty feel comfortable? "

The butler said, "In other words, Your Majesty prefers General Lu to lose the battle?"

Han Qing nodded: "This little baby has the true biography of Marquis Dingyuan, and is even better than his father. Your Majesty can't find fault with him, so I naturally have to find some faults for him. No, colluding with Beidi people How do you feel about the charge of treason?"

The butler suddenly realized: "Your Excellency is brilliant."

The candlelight reflected Han Qing's wrinkled face, and his smiling eyes became more cloudy.

……

After a few days.In Lizhou, Dingyuan Army camp.

In the military tent, a young man was sitting on the ground, looking up at the top of the tent.

It was already late at night, and it was pitch black outside the tent. I don't know how the moonlight is outside, and whether there will be stars tonight.

The boy looked sixteen or seventeen years old, he was still wearing the armor of General Beidi, his hair was full of braids, his skin was wheat-colored, darker than that of people in the Central Plains, his eyes should be bright, but he was locked in a tent A few days later, it is also slightly dim now.

His hands were bound, although the binding was not tight, but it was very difficult to break free.After a while, the boy was a little tired from looking at the top of the tent, so he closed his eyes, sat on the ground and fell asleep leaning against the table legs.

He really didn't know what it meant for these Central Plains people to capture him and neither kill nor release him.It was closed like this, and the three meals a day were also very rich, allowing him to eat the military rations for several days here in vain.

Could it be that you want to instigate him?But his intentions were already obvious, it was impossible to make him surrender to the enemy, it would be more satisfying to just give him a knife.

I don't know how long after, when he was drowsy, the hood was lifted, the young man was awakened by the small voice, and dimly saw a person coming in from outside the tent, he saw that the person had not been wearing armor, he didn't look like a soldier. However, the moment he entered the tent, the young man seemed to see that the starry sky was very bright tonight, and thousands of stars outside the tent poured on him.

In the past few days, people have always come to persuade him to surrender, and the most experienced one was the deputy general of their Dingyuan Army, who kept talking, telling him about the countless benefits after surrendering, the young man was really too lazy to listen, just Can pretend to sleep.

Unexpectedly, today, they actually changed to another person.

Seeing the man approaching, the boy asked, "Who are you?"

The visitor bowed his hands very politely: "I am Lu Zheyu. I visited you a few days ago, but you were injured and unconscious that day. I have ordered the military doctor to treat you for the past few days. How do you feel now?"

"You are Lu Zheyu?" The young man looked him up and down, very disdainful. "I don't believe it. Isn't Lu Zheyu the commander of the Dingyuan Army? It's almost as good as saying that you are a scholar."

Lu Zheyu smiled lightly: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that General Yishi Leyin of Beidi is so young."

Yishi Leyin was a little uneasy, and he said in a muffled voice: "You people from the Central Plains have a saying that people should not be judged by appearances. What's wrong with being young? I didn't beat you because I missed you, not because I was young."

"Since you understand the truth that people should not be judged by their appearance, why don't you believe that I am Lu Zheyu?" The person in front of him squatted down on one knee and looked at him.

"You..." Yishi Leyin was at a loss for words for a moment, and simply turned away, not looking at him anymore. "If you want to instigate me, don't waste your energy as soon as possible. You can kill me directly, but it's better to throw the body back to Beidi... I still want to be buried in my hometown..."

Lu Zheyu: "When did I say I wanted to kill you?"

Yishi Leyin raised his eyes: "Then what do you want to do? Raise me to eat your army rations for nothing?"

Lu Zheyu smiled lightly: "Why do you want to be buried in your hometown?"

"Should I want to throw the corpse into the wilderness?" Yishi Leyin snorted softly.

Lu Zheyu paused and asked, "How old are you this year?"

"sixteen."

Lu Zheyu was slightly taken aback.She was actually one year younger than Shi Yunjing.

"Beidi and your family?"

"No, I'm an orphan picked up from the battlefield."

Yishi Leyin was also taken aback.He didn't know how he could answer so simply.He raised his head and looked at the person in front of him who called himself Lu Zheyu, and saw that his temperament was different from that of the people on the battlefield. Although he was not gentle, and even slightly cold, his innate temperament was impressive. I can't help but want to let go of all doubts, and feel a sense of closeness in my heart.

Lu Zheyu said slowly: "You want to be buried in your hometown, but you know that your marshal sent envoys to seek peace, and never mentioned you at all. He even intended to sacrifice you alone in exchange for peace between the two armies."

Yishi Leyin froze.

Lu Zheyu said again: "There is one more thing. During the war, you strongly demanded to lead the army to fight in the north and form an outflanking trend with the reinforcements, but the military division objected, and finally the military division sent dead soldiers to our army to go down. You don't agree with the matter of poison, but in the end the marshal still sent the dead soldiers. Am I right?"

Yishi Leyin's gaze slightly dodged, and he said in a muffled voice, "What are you talking about now?"

Lu Zheyu said: "If your marshal listens to what you say, perhaps today, Beidi and Dingyuan's army still won't be decided. It's a pity that he listened to the villain's slander, which is why you were captured alive by our army. Even if you lose the battle and ask for peace , and there is no intention of rescue."

When Yi Shi Leyin heard the words, a sense of grievance came to his heart, he turned sideways, and bit his lips tightly.

Lu Zheyu continued: "I will not kill you. On the contrary, I will let you go back to Beidi. It's just that you have to think about what you will do after you go back, whether you want to go back to the army and continue to work under your marshal, or have you Other plans."

Yishi Leyin lowered his head and remained silent.

Lu Zheyu stood up, turned his back and walked towards the door, then stopped again: "When you're done thinking about it, call out and ask the soldiers outside to untie you. From then on, wherever you go, it has nothing to do with our Dingyuan Army. "

Lu Zheyu was about to lift his hood and leave, but Yishi Leyin suddenly shouted: "General Lu, wait a minute!"

[The author has something to say: a new supporting role appeared, Shi Yunjing: "I am not the youngest character in this book. After all, I paid by mistake."]