It's hard to seal a fool

The gate of the city is heavily guarded.

Now the rebels have retreated to Yancheng near Hexi, and stationed outside Yancheng. Jin Wang goes back and forth between the city lord's mansion and the barracks every day, and the other four kings who attacked the land of Qiyue have also suffered repeated injuries. I am afraid that it is here when they retreat. a few days.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that since the Wu-Jin coalition forces were forced to run out of supplies, unable to advance and fight, the offensive and defensive momentum of this game of chess has changed.As the saying goes, if one mistake, the whole game will be lost, King Jin urgently needs a chance to come back.

At the gate of the city, the emissary of the barbarians was stopped.

"You said you were the emissary of the barbarians, do you have a token?" Zheng Yuanming went out of the city just as Li Gou came back with troops, and immediately ordered people to surround him.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and fine beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the Hunyi messenger. He calmed down and controlled his emotions, because even the most delicate human skin mask would reveal its clues once it touched the water.

Under this mask, it was Song Qingming whom Li Gou and the others wanted to guard.

He said in a deep voice: "The keepsake was confiscated by those court soldiers long ago. I came to see King Jin. You are insulting me like this."

Zheng Yuanming drew his sword and pointed, "Without a token, how dare you call him a messenger!"

"Before Jiang Chongshi didn't believe what he said, my king sent an envoy to present his criminal evidence to King Jin. That envoy was my brother Murong Yu," Song Qingming continued, "If I was not sent by my king, why would I risk my life? come?"

"When passing news during wartime, only look at tokens and not people."

"I just need to meet King Jin and speak for my king, and the rest of the matter will naturally be decided by King Jin!"

"It's okay to see King Jin, take him to the dungeon first, and wait for King Jin to come back." Zheng Yuanming put the knife back into its sheath, and glanced at Li Gou lightly, "Be careful in doing things, don't look for death all day long."

Li Gou lowered his head and hastily responded.

Song Qingming was captured and escorted all the way to the City Lord's Mansion.

When Qin Shou was biting an apple and basking in the sun on the rockery, he saw a few soldiers escorting a barbarian dressed up, and looked at it curiously, but was glared at by the barbarian.

Song Qingming's heart was full of anger, this grandson, I was worried about her for several days, but I didn't expect her to live more leisurely than a god, it was a waste of his worries and energy.Song Qingming walked over, Qin Shou never thought of this, and was still worrying about how to complete the task assigned by Zhao Xi.

In the dungeon, it was cold and foul.

Song Qingming walked down step by step, thinking that Zhao Xi was inside, he was a majestic prince, an extremely human minister, but he was imprisoned in this dark place and suffered all kinds of humiliation. wide awake.

"go in."

Almost at the end, when there were still three cells left, the soldier suddenly pushed and fastened the chain on the door.

Song Qingming slowly sat down on the haystack, and when he heard the footsteps gradually receding, he was sure that Zhao Xi must be in the remaining two cells.

He took off the jade pendant around his waist and tapped lightly on the wall.

This was taught by Ning Rong, the method of exchanging information between secret sentries, and Zhao Xi also knew about it.However, there was no movement in the cell next door.

Is it in the innermost room?Song Qingming frowned slightly, and when he was thinking, there was also the sound of knocking in the next cell.

"Boom, boom-boom-boom-boom-"

"Zhao Xi!" Song Qingming rushed to the cell door and asked in a low voice, "Is that you?"

Soon, a familiar voice came with a sense of fatigue, "It's me, who are you?"

Song Qingming leaned his head against the wall and smiled softly. He licked his lips. There was so much to say that he didn't know how to speak.

"It's your prostitute, I took medicine to change my voice," he tentatively stretched out his hand from the iron gate pillar, but he couldn't reach it. "...I'm here, are you okay?"

Zhao Xi fell silent suddenly. He put his hands on the wall and looked up, as if he wanted to trace the figure of the man through the wall. "You shouldn't be here."

"I know, I know," Song Qingming said in agony, "but how can I bear it?"

Old General Ning is dead. He is the acting commander in chief of the army. As the commander in chief of the army, he naturally has to shoulder heavy responsibilities. He must first be a big country and then a small family. However, he is not perfect and not a hero when he sees his lover fall into the hands of the rebels. .

He can only stabilize the overall situation first, and then force himself to think of a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Perhaps the person who sneaked into the city could be any general, but it shouldn't be me. But now there are internal and external troubles, I must quickly suppress the rebellion, and I will also protect you," Song Qingming pressed his fist against the wall, and said in a low voice,

"Just like I know this dungeon can't trap you, I want you to overthrow this city with me and get out alive."

Song Qingming put the emphasis on the word "living", and there was no movement behind the wall for a long time, until Song Qingming thought that Zhao Xi would not speak again, he spoke.

"Actually, no matter which step you take, I just hope you won't regret it."

"I do not regret."

"I want you to understand... even if I am imprisoned here, I will never become your burden, so," Zhao Xi said hoarsely, "go according to your plan, because you came for me, I shouldn't blame you anymore."

Song Qingming was startled slightly, nodded and smiled.

"How much time did they give you?"

"Five days."

Zhao Xi pressed his forehead against the wall, and said firmly, "Then it will take five days, and let us disturb the situation in Yancheng together."

In the dungeon, separated by a wall, the two raised their heads with their hands on the wall, looking at each other, their eyes penetrating everything.

When the king of Jin came back from the army camp, he heard that the envoys from the barbarians had come, and ordered them to be escorted up.

"I don't ask you what evidence you have to prove your identity, but I just ask, what does King Zuoxian want you to bring?" King Jin sat down and looked at him disdainfully.

"My lord asked, I must have guessed it." Song Qingming raised his hand and saluted, with a sincere gesture, "King Zuoxian wants the Jin army to turn to attack Yinli Pass, close the gate wide open, and let my family enter the city to join forces with you."

"He has a good plan."

"Now that the situation is like this, my lord, it's hard for you to ride a tiger. Such a decision is a good thing for both of us." Song Qingming smiled slightly.

Now the imperial army has turned from defense to offense, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, Ning Rong pretends to be in the army, and will soon attack Yancheng where King Jin is located. Even if King Jin fled all the way to Hexi, he can't count on the other vassal With support, the situation will only become more passive for the rebels.

The only way for the rebels now is to unite with foreigners.Instead of King Jin taking the initiative to join forces, it would be better for Song Qingming to personally set up a trap to lure King Jin into it step by step.

He did come here to save Zhao Xi, and he also wanted to eliminate hidden dangers.

"After the matter is completed, our army will withdraw from the Qiyueliang area, but dozens of cities from Yinliguan to Hexi will belong to our king. You can still become the emperor of Dawu, and open the commercial market with our family to exchange needs." Song Song Qingming followed the temptation carefully, "This transaction is not a disadvantage for you, King Jin."

Zhao Bisi leaned back on the chair, and tapped his knuckles on the table, "I think about it, and I will give you an answer tomorrow at this time."

Song Qingming raised the corners of his lips, "My lord's holy formula."

He turned around and retreated, looked up at Xiao Liu who was guarding the door, and then went to the wing.

Until night fell, he took off the human skin mask to breathe for a while, repaired the damage briefly and put it on again. There were secret whistles all around the house, and he had to be vigilant at all times not to show his feet.

At this moment, Xiao Liu had handed the note to Qin Shou.

"Good guy, that guy from the barbarians in the morning turned out to be this kid." Qin Shou twitched the corner of his mouth and threw the note into the charcoal fire. "Old rules, help me get rid of the princess."

"promise."

Qin Shou changed his robes, and after scouting around, he quickly pulled out from the back window.Sneaking all the way to the front yard, he knocked out the guards in front of the door neatly.

"Who?" In the room, the shadow of the candle was faint, King Wu stopped peeling the oranges, and looked out the door with big eyes, "Eleven, twelve, what's the sound?"

However, King Wu did not wait for the guards to respond. In the darkness, King Wu slowly stood up and looked around vigilantly with his back slightly on his back. With a sound of "squeak", the door was pushed open, and Qin Shou walked in covered with a black cloth. .

"Come on! Come on—"

King Wu staggered and overturned his chair, stumbled and retreated.Qin Shou immediately stepped forward and covered his mouth. "Forgive me, King Wu, the villain is not here to kill you, I really can't bear to let you be deceived by King Jin again, so I'm here to tell you!"

At first King Wu struggled to call for help, but he was taken aback when he heard the sound. Qin Shou could only see those big eyes looking at her in horror, and was speechless for a while.She slowly let go of her hand covering his mouth.

"...Jin, what's wrong with King Jin?"

Qin Shou raised his eyebrows. This king of Wu was really as Xiao Liu said, he was emptied of power by King Jin, blindly attached, cowardly and incompetent.This kind of person was instigated to rebel, and it was really too long to die.

"The villain was originally serving under the King of Jin. Didn't he come with an emissary from the barbarians? You don't know, my lord. The King of Jin has already planned to surrender to the barbarians, and wants to sneak out of the pass to protect himself."

Qin Shou's face was full of pity, sincerity could not be faked, "Back then, the villain did something wrong and was punished by the King of Jin. You were the one who saved the villain, my lord. Although you must not remember, the villain always cherishes it in your heart. Want to reciprocate!"

"This king still has this good-hearted time." King Wu sat down on the ground and patted his chest, "I have seen the envoy of the barbarians, but even if he goes outside the customs, he can still live. It's better than staying in the dead end in Hexi .”

"My silly prince, the prince of Jin didn't want to take you with him," Qin Shou whispered, "The villain heard it from outside the door. The prince of Jin said that he wanted to keep the Wu army in the city to hold back the imperial army. The banner of attacking Yinliguan, lead the Jin army and run first."

"What did you say?"

"This battle is about to be lost, but Jin Wang wanted to escape by himself, and he didn't expect you, my lord..."

"This, this is impossible," King Wu was stunned, shaking his head crazily, "Bi Si treats me like his own uncle, and he promised with his own words that he will share happiness with me and share difficulties with me. He will never abandon me and run away!"

"If you don't believe me, then ask that envoy from barbarians if King Jin is going to escape to the border. The villain will definitely not lie to you."

The candlelight flickered, the dark fragrance floated, and King Wu was covered in cold sweat.He got up in a hurry, woke up two confidant guards, and knocked on the door of the envoy in the middle of the night.

Song Qingming pretended to be sleepy and invited King Wu in.

Not long after, King Wu came out with a pale face, almost fell while walking, Eleven hurriedly supported him. "My lord, King Jin actually has such a plan behind his back, what should we do?"

King Wu shook his head, suddenly thought of something, and hurried to his courtyard.

As soon as he opened the door, sure enough, Qin Shou was still waiting for him.

"Strong man, strong man, what can you do to save this king?" King Wu was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, "This heir promised me at the beginning, saying that it would be easy for us to win the court with 10 people. If I lend him troops, it will be the merit of Conglong, and when the time comes, I will be entrusted to the most affluent Qidi, where the glory and wealth can never be enjoyed..."

"Don't worry," Qin Shou wanted to give him a sedative, "I have a way."

"You said."

"Now that you have done the rebellion, you can only atone for your sins. If you surrender in time, and there are important officials in the court who will speak for you, the sage may be kind enough to spare you the death penalty."

"But where can I find this important minister?" King Wu was anxious again.

"Have you forgotten? The one locked in the dungeon used to be the king regent who was under one man and over ten thousand people." Qin Shou's voice was light and bewitching, "If you save Lord Xian, he will return to Ningjing , will definitely speak for you."

"Save the virtuous king?"

"Yes, save King Xian."

"Oh—" King Wu nodded, it was a good idea.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Qin Shou raised the corners of his lips. "It's getting late at night, so I'll take a step ahead and ask King Wu to take care of your health."

"Hey, be careful on the way back."

King Wu watched Qin Shou jump out of the window and took out a sweat towel to wipe the sweat on his forehead.The two confidantes looked around, looked at each other tacitly, and closed the door.

"Eleventh, twelveth, this king's performance is not bad." Wu Wang turned around and said with a smile.

"My lord is wise." The two saluted.

"Zhou Yu fights Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Now that the king of Jin is gone, this king has to find a way out for himself. I hope the virtuous prince will see that this king was coaxed by his descendants to rebel, and he can do more. Please ask for some kindness." Wu Wang smiled and sat down on the chair with his back propped up.

"Go, after sweating so much, the king wants to take a bath."

The author says:

I fell asleep last night, the code word is so slow recently