Square inch by Kyushu

A month later, the army of the Jin State invaded suddenly, catching the Xi State by surprise, and several important towns on the border fell one after another within three days.When the news spread to the imperial court, King Xi immediately ordered Li Muge, the general of the town to meet the enemy, and urged him to solve the country's urgent needs within ten days, otherwise he would be demoted and punished.

As soon as this order came out, everyone frowned: the journey back and forth will take three days, but the Lord wants the general to win within ten days, it is simply impossible for the strong.King Xi has always loved the general very much, but this time he proposed to make things difficult, what is the meaning of it?

Some people speculated about the holy will, while others spoke up for Li Muge and Li Shengtong, but before they could finish speaking, they were dragged out and beaten to death.Seeing this, Li Muge cupped his fists and accepted the order without saying another word.

At this time, Li Shengtong on the dragon chair glanced at Luo Qiuli flatteringly, but Luo Qiuli smiled back calmly, which immediately made the other party salivate.

Due to the urgency of time, Li Muge put on his armor and went into battle immediately after he came down to court.

In this battle, Li Muge played quite beautifully, not only created the shortest turnaround in history, but also made his reputation overshadow the former military god Gu Yanxi for the first time.

In this battle, he first divided the army into two teams, and the smaller team was sent to the first battlefield to face the main force of Jin.However, relying on the advantage of defending the city, this team only defends but does not attack and retreats in case of battle. Every day, it just throws oil and stones on the city wall, yelling and scolding while doing bad things in the city gate. People and horses, and make them impetuous.

The rest of the main force went straight to Pingluan and concentrated on attacking the southern border town of Jin.

Since the main forces of the Jin State were all assembled in Beizhen, the defense of Nanzhen was relatively weak.When Chu's army caught it by surprise and attacked it unprepared, it was naturally defeated across the board.

Putting the Buddha was God Blessing Xi's army. At this time, the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom, Wang Ziyu, led an army to resist from Nanzhen, and gave Li Muge a god-sent opportunity to "capture the thief first and capture the king" in vain.

Now that the battle in the south was a foregone conclusion, at this time Li Muge divided the main force into two teams again. This time, the team with a larger number began to turn back and lie in ambush on the way to the rescue from Marquis Mighty Wu. After retreating, he has been chasing after him.

After the Jin army arrived at the ambush site, they immediately encountered a passive situation of flanking the front and back and being attacked by the enemy. It didn't take long for the whole army to collapse and the battle flag broke.

When later generations talked about this war, they all worshiped Li Muge as a god, and every war he led after that was also talked about with great interest.But what the world doesn't know is that behind these wars, Li Muge is not alone!

Time has to go back to before Li Muge sent troops from Chu.He went back to the general's mansion to prepare the daily necessities for the expedition, but after he entered the door, he ordered the housekeeper and went straight to Gu Yanxi's residence.

Seeing that Gu Yanxi was reading a book and tasting tea under the window, he couldn't help sighing softly: "Yanxi is really born with wealth and honor, no matter where she is, she can be pampered and enjoy herself at leisure."

Gu Yanxi put down the scroll, and smiled lightly: "If you want to be rich, you have to be an idler. If I am as ambitious as you are, I will naturally become a toiler."

Li Muge walked up to him in heavy armor, bent his peach eyes, stroked his black hair and said, "Don't forget that from the moment I was born, I was a pampered, rich and idle person, but who made me How did you become so ambitious?"

Gu Yanxi snorted coldly, raised his brows lightly, and the corners of his eyes frosted: "It's me, so what?" If he wanted to take pleasure in catching his guilt every time, he wouldn't mind throwing this guilt to the dogs!

"Not much, as long as you do me a favor." Li Muge replied calmly, and the fingers running through his hair became more flexible.

Before the other party opened his mouth, he continued: "The state of Jin captured four cities on the border of the state of Xi one after another. The king of Xi wanted me to count the journey and return triumphantly within ten days. What do you think I should do?"

Gu Yanxi pushed her hair back, escaped from his "clutch", raised her head and said decisively: "Surround Wei and save Zhao. How can I tell you, the general, such a simple matter?"

Li Muge spread his hands: "The simpler things are, the harder it is to think about. Although I am a general, you are a military god. It is not an exaggeration to ask for advice."

"What you really want to ask is the movements of Wang Ziyu, the Prince of Jin, right?" Gu Yanxi found that Li Muge really likes to talk in circles, especially to him.

Li Muge didn't rush to answer, but said: "When I was able to leave Zhufenglou from Ji Yiran's hands so smoothly, I was skeptical. How could Ji Yiran give it up so easily with the ability to collect information from the Fengzhulou? It was just a little coercion. I later learned that the reason why he did this was because the Chasing Wind Building didn’t have much effect on him, but how is this possible?” Looking at the person in front of him meaningfully, he asked himself and answered : "Of course it is possible, because the real owner of Zhuifenglou is not Ji Yiran at all, so they naturally have to hide their strength in front of the 'fake owner'."

Throwing out the token of the Chasing Wind Building, he said regretfully: "It seems that I not only fetched water from a bamboo basket in vain, but also turned into a jumping beam clown for people to watch."

"The contract on the surface doesn't mean anything. It's the people's hearts that can really reach the contract." Gu Yanxi put the token in his sleeve and continued calmly: "The crown prince of the Jin Kingdom is in Pingluan on the southern border of their country. Although the king appointed the eldest son as the crown prince, he preferred the younger son in his heart, so this time the eldest son planned to split into two routes with the mighty Marquis of Jin. In the north, Wang Ziyu took the opportunity to harass from the south, so that he won a great military achievement without any effort, and at the same time, it really suppressed the country of Xi."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help sighing: "Such well-intentioned efforts are just to win a compliment in front of my father. With Wang Ziyu's personality, he will definitely fight with his life for this compliment, so for a person who is eager to prove himself Mediocre, you don't have to worry that he will "smartly" return to the country and give up the challenge."

"Born in a princely family, since he enjoyed wealth and glory, he should be able to withstand the warmth and coldness of human nature. Wang Ziyu's sorrow is that he is not mean and indifferent enough." Li Muge paused, then suddenly lowered his body and whispered in the other's ear: "No Considering that you know so much, it seems that I still see you too loosely."

Dodging the warmth that hit her ears, Gu Yanxi raised her eyes innocently and asked back: "If you watch me closely, who can help you get the confidential information of the other three countries in the south?"

"I can do it myself, and it's not difficult." Li Muge squeezed his chin, forcing him to face him squarely.

"Although it's not difficult, it will take a long time. And with your character on such an important matter, how can you take a gamble and go far? Otherwise, you won't accept my bet."

Li Muge didn't become angry when he saw the other party pointing out his weakness, but said helplessly: "Yanxi, it is also a kind of sadness to be a human being who knows everything."

"As long as a person is alive, there will always be sorrow, either this kind or that kind, so there is nothing to be sad about."

Li Muge looked at him with a wry smile, nodded his head resignedly, and didn't say anything to refute.

After he left, Gu Yanxi continued to hold the teacup and the book and leaned against the window, reading and drinking... Except for the sadness burned in the corner of her eyes, everything remained the same, as if that person had never come or passed.

After the Xi army won a complete victory, if Li Muge took advantage of the victory and pursued, not only would he be able to capture a fierce general of the enemy country alive, but he would also be more likely to drive straight into the capital of the Jin country.

But man's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Just when the battle situation was very good, King Xi ordered Li Muge to be called back to the country urgently. If he resisted the order and did not obey it, he would be treason.

Seeing that the battle has been fought to the sixth day, and they will win a complete victory within the stipulated time tomorrow, but Li Muge had no choice but to return to the court because of his loyalty.The blood of all the soldiers instantly turned into nines of ice, each of them was angry and chilled at King Na Xi.

As soon as Li Muge withdrew, the situation of the battle took a turn for the worse, Xi's army retreated steadily, while the Jin army's momentum was like a broken bamboo.However, the Jin State did not dare to attack Huanglong directly because of the fact that its crown prince was captured by the enemy.So the Jin and Xi armies have been confronting each other, and there is a stalemate.

When Li Muge first returned to Country Xi, King Xi didn't say the reason why he was in a hurry to come back, but just greeted him with a smile on his face, and asked him to go back to his residence to have a good rest.

Li Muge followed the order and did not show any dissatisfaction.It was the soldiers and ministers around him who collectively defended him against injustice.

After returning home, he enjoyed flowers and birds every day, played chess with Gu Yanxi, talked about the past and the present, and lived a leisurely "rich and noble life" for a few days.There was no question about the frontier war.

On this day, as soon as the sun was shining, the concierge of the General's Mansion was awakened by a violent and hasty knock on the door.

Seeing this, the concierge had no choice but to drag himself to the gate in a fit of anger. He was about to open the door and yelled at him, but he was frightened back by the hundreds of soldiers and horses in front of him.

The person who knocked on the door just now was a white-faced, beardless middle-aged man, who was looking at him with a smile on his face, and said politely, "Please inform me." The voice was soft but harsh.

Although this concierge is just a concierge, it is still a member of the general's mansion.Seeing this battle, he immediately felt a warning sign, so he notified the housekeeper Lao Wang as quickly as possible.

Lao Wang is a family slave who has taken root here since the establishment of the mansion. After listening to the concierge's narration, he was not in a hurry.

The middle-aged man saw someone coming to greet him, so he didn't rush in, but retreated to a sedan chair outside the mansion and whispered softly: "Master Luo, you can enter the mansion now."

The occupants of the sedan chair responded casually, lifted the curtain and got out of the sedan chair.

Seeing that it was Luo Qiuli, the old housekeeper was taken aback for a moment, and then he felt relieved: What kind of friendship does his general have with Master Luo?Since Master Luo is here, it is estimated that there will be no major incidents.

Luo Qiuli smiled politely at the old housekeeper, lifted his robe and raised his legs, and entered the mansion.

Gu Yanxi stood behind the tree, seeing the half-smile expression on Luo Qiuli's face, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

The laughter was neither loud nor small, but it happened to fall into Master Luo's ears.Gu Yanxi saw that Luo Qiuli had turned his head to look, and it was too late to hide, so he simply stood under the tree and looked up at the sky, pretending to be extremely focused.

Luo Qiuli turned his head, and sure enough, he saw Gu Yanxi standing behind a tree pretending to be.I hated him always appearing in places where he shouldn't be, so I turned around and walked over.

"Gu Yanxi, why did you look up this early in the morning?" Luo Qiuli looked up and teased.

"Oh my god, it's so obvious, Master Luo can't see it?" Gu Yanxi not only looked at the sky at this time, but also shook her head from time to time.

At this time, the middle-aged man, the guards and the old Wang who were following Luo Qiuli all followed, and they felt strange seeing Gu Yanxi's posture, and couldn't help but look up at the sky together.

"I can see it, but I didn't expect you to be so bored." Luo Qiuli looked at the group of idiots who "followed the voice" behind him, and rolled his eyes weakly in his heart.

"Lord Luo's words are wrong. This is not extremely boring. The so-called observation of the sky can tell the world. Didn't you realize that you are going to 'change the sky'?" Gu Yanxi turned her gaze to Luo Qiuli and said meaningfully.

Hearing this, Luo Qiuli laughed dryly, and said heartily: "Brother Gu, I'm so used to it. I came out for morning exercises early in the morning. Seeing the morning dew on your body, I'll dust it off for you." While brushing his clothes, she leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Gu Yanxi, I warn you, don't make trouble."

Gu Yanxi smiled on the surface, and replied in a low voice: "Master Luo, don't be nervous, I don't have the idea of ​​spoiling your big affairs, I just want to verify my own thoughts."

Luo Qiuli had a headache and said, "Then have you finished the verification? If you have finished the verification, can you leave?"

Gu Yanxi nodded, and walked away slowly with a face of indifference.

Seeing that he finally walked away, the big stone in Luo Qiuli's heart fell to the ground completely.At this time, the middle-aged man next to him hurriedly said softly: "Master Luo, why does this old slave see that young man just now looks familiar?"

Luo Qiu's heart tightened, and he suddenly remembered that Eunuch Zhao had been on the job for a long time, and it was impossible to guarantee that he had never met Gu Yanxi on any "diplomatic occasion", so he said vaguely: "Eunuch, you are not a woman, why do you see a beautiful man?" Do you want to take a closer look?"

As soon as the words came out, Mr. Zhao almost died, whether he answered or not, he could only dry his old eyes and want to cry without tears.Angrily said in his heart: You little bastard, is it our family's fault to be a eunuch?

As soon as Luo Qiuli arrived in the living room, Li Muge greeted him. After the two exchanged pleasantries, Luo Qiuli suddenly said seriously: "General Li, you said that you wear a mask all day long, even the face saint is so mysterious." , don’t you know this is disrespectful?”

Li Muge was not angry when he heard the words, he still smiled and said: "I am honored by the lord, I have been doing this for many years, and it has become a habit before I know it."

Luo Qiuli sneered when he heard the words: "General, are you pretending to preach the holy will? When did the Lord allow you to do this? Is there any written evidence?"

Li Muge said in astonishment: "Qiu Li, what are you doing today..."

Luo Qiuli put away his smile, and said seriously: "General, don't get close to me, Prime Minister, you and I are not close enough to call him by his first name."

When Li Muge heard this, his eyes were full of doubts at first, but after seeing the out-and-out coldness in Luo Qiuli's eyes, the doubts gradually turned into shock, and finally turned into a wry smile: "I didn't expect that I would be loyal and do my best for the country." I tried my best, but in the end I fell into the hands of such a villain as the ruler of Israel."

Luo Qiuli was furious when he heard the words, and threw all the stack of papers presented by Eunuch Zhao on Li Muge's face: "This is all evidence of your collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country! What a miraculous battle within seven days, what turned defeat into victory, it was just you and me. The result of Jin's collusion. My lord is wise and has already seen through your tricks!"

Li Muge looked at the "waste paper" on the ground, and only said: "If you want to commit a crime, why don't you have excuses?"

At this time, the officers and soldiers who were waiting outside the mansion suddenly poured into the mansion, completely surrounding the general's mansion. More than 20 steel knives were placed on Li Muge's neck in an instant.Li Muge didn't resist but looked at Luo Qiuli angrily, and spat hard.

Luo Qiuli looked smug, and waved his hands to "call it a day".

When Li Muge passed by Luo Qiuli, he asked three words with resentment: "Why?"

Now that things are up, Luo Qiuli will naturally not let him be a fool, he looked at him and gritted his teeth and said, "I worked hard for you, but you made me sacrifice my appearance to please Li Shengtong, how can I, a man of seven feet, bear such a shame and humiliation!" .”

The conversation between the two of them was neither big nor small, and it happened that everyone around them could hear it, especially Eunuch Zhao.

When Li Muge was escorted away, he saw Gu Yanxi mingling with the servants who were kneeling on the ground with low eyebrows.Seeing him looking at him, he gave him a "good luck" look in his eyes, which made Li Muge instantly angry.

It really is a disaster to keep this person - looks are a disaster!

Before entering the prison car, he glanced at the general's mansion again, and then thought of Gu Yanxi, a faint uneasiness suddenly expanded.