"No wonder Xiao Zhongwu and his wife fought for military power before they passed the seventh year. No wonder 60,000 people were drowned in the battle of the Changgu in Guocheng. In terms of ruthlessness, who can compare with Xiao Huaijin in the Great Wei?"

In the dungeon, there was a moment of silence.

Chen Han wanted to say something, but finally said nothing. The young man turned his back to the prisoner and slowly clenched his hand against him into a fist.

But in a moment, he slowly let go. He turned around, looked at Lei Hou, and smiled indifferently, "It seems that you know very well what kind of person I am. Then you have to think it clearer," he walked out in a cold voice, "I never give anyone a second chance."

When he reached the door, he happened to run into He Yan and Lin Shuanghe who were standing around the corner. He paused, ignored him and left.

No one dared to chase after him.

Chen Han asked Lei Hou to lock Lei Hou in again. I don’t know if what he said to Xiao Jue just now made Lei Hou feel desperate or what. Lei Hou laughed loudly. The laughter echoed in the dungeon, gloomy and shrill.

Fei Nu walked out of it and was stunned when he saw He Yan and Lin Shuanghe, and said, "Young Master Lin, why are you here?"

"I want to say," He Yan glanced at it: "I have fought with Lei Hou. When the governor interrogated Lei Hou, he might be able to help, so let's take a look."

"No need, it's already solved." Feinu replied quickly, "You two can go back."

Lin Shuanghe shrugged, saw Xiao Jue's cloak being held by Fei Nu, and took it and said, "This is Huai Jin's clothes. I'll send them to him. I think he doesn't want to see anyone right now."

Feinu: "Don't bother Mr. Lin."

"No trouble, no trouble," Lin Shuanghe said: "I'm going to find him later."

Feinu stopped and nodded to Lin Shuanghe: "That's thank you Mr. Lin."

Lin Shuanghe smiled and said to He Yan: "Let's go."

The two walked outside together.

When he came out, it was already snowing in the sky, and the snow was getting heavier at this moment. He Yan was injured and walked very slowly. He was covered with Cheng Lisu's cloak. Although Lin Shuanghe called "sister" on his mouth, he was very polite when he got along with the woman, as if he deliberately avoided suspicion and did not even support He Yan.

However, the two of them were not in a hurry and they walked very slowly.

The snow particles fell down and hit people. He Yan thought to himself that he had heard Lei Hou's words in the dungeon just now, and was pondering. Lin Shuanghe spoke coldly. He asked, "Have you heard of the battle in the Changgu in Guocheng?"

He Yan was stunned and then replied: "I've heard it."

The Battle of Changgu in Guocheng was the most important battle in the battle after Xiao Zhongwu's death. Xiao Jue led the soldiers of the Southern Barbarians to quell the Southern Barbarian Rebellion. At that time, the whole country of the Wei Dynasty was waiting to see Xiao Jue's joke. A sixteen-year-old boy with so many soldiers, even his father could not win. No matter how he looked at it, he would definitely lose.

Who knew that he had won a great victory in the first battle, so that the Southern Barbarians retreated step by step. Xiao Jue truly pacified the turmoil of the Southern Barbarians for only half a year.

"Do you know how he won the battle of Hase?"

"Water Attack."

"You actually know?"

He Yan didn't say anything, and the bamboo stick suddenly fell on the snow and poked a small hole.

"Then you know that in the Battle of Changgu, General Feng Yun Xiao Huaijin flooded Guocheng and 60,000 people died." Lin Shuanghe hugged Xiao Jue's black cloak tighter. "At that time, the body was floating, and the east of the city was smelly. Guocheng was like a hell on earth, and it was terrible to hear it." He asked with a smile, "How about it, do you think he is cruel and inhumane?"

He Yan said calmly: "War is cruel. Being kind to the enemy means being cruel to the people of our country. What's more, if you are not in that position, no one knows what the truth is. If it weren't for his cruelty and inhumanity, perhaps the one who is drowned now would be us."

Lin Shuanghe paused, turned to He Yan, and asked, "How come you think so?"

"I just think that Governor Xiao is not such a person."

Lin Shuanghe stared at her as if she had seen He Yan for the first time.

He Yan asked: "What's wrong with what I said?"

After a while, he shook his head and smiled, "I was just surprised that you and Huaijin believed him so much after less than a year. Why was I not as firm as you when I heard about this?"

He Yanxin said that it was because Lin Shuanghe had never really been to the battlefield. Only when he saw people fighting on the battlefield did he realize how difficult it was for the general to make a decision. Xiao Jue was smart and calm. If he had not had the reason to do so, he would not have to do so. Instead, he left himself with a bad reputation of bloodthirsty.

You should know that after the Battle of Changgu, although Xiao Jue defeated the Southern Barbarians, which attracted countless young people to praise and awe, many literati pointed at the nose and scolded him for being ruthless and innocent, and killed too many evil deeds. After all, among the people who were drowned in the Battle of Changgu, there were also civilians of the Southern Barbarians.

"Doctor Lin seems to know the reason why he did this." He Yan asked: "Why?"

"I didn't know it at the beginning." Lin Shuanghe sighed, "You said, if you want to fight against 60,000 people, what other ways are there besides water attack?"

"Three thousand soldiers?" He Yan suddenly looked up: "Aren't you a hundred thousand soldiers in the Southern Palace?"

"100,000?" Lin Shuanghe smiled and said, "If there were 100,000 soldiers from the Southern Palace in his hands, he wouldn't have to use this method."

After Xiao Zhongwu's death, Mrs. Xiao followed him. For a moment, the crying of the Xiao Mansion shook the sky and the sad voices were heard. At that time, everyone in the court said that Xiao Zhongwu was defeated in the battle of Mingshui because he was stubborn and miscommanded, which caused tens of thousands of Wei soldiers to be buried on the battlefield.

Your Majesty is kind. He thought of the contributions of the Xiao family for many years and did not pursue Xiao Zhongwu's fault for his fault. However, at the same time, his military power was also taken back. Xiao Jue was only sixteen years old at that time, Xiao Jing was only eighteen, and Bai Rongwei had this disaster in less than half a year after he got married. For a moment, people were in panic and didn't know how to go in the future.

Lin Shuanghe still remembers the first time he met Xiao Jue after the Xiao family was in trouble.

When a boy is used to being cold and lazy, it seems that nothing has ever been reflected in his heart. But it also teaches people to understand that nothing in the world can be rare to defeat him.

But no matter who suffers such a disaster, he will inevitably be in a slump. No matter how bad it is, it will be very different from the past. But the Xiao Jue that Lin Shuanghe saw was not like this. Except for his expression being a little haggard than before, he did not feel depressed or depressed.

"Do you have any medicine to make you sleep all day?" Xiao Jue asked.

Lin Shuanghe said: "My medicine shop has it. If you want it, I will get it for you immediately."

The Lin family's pharmacy shops were all over the Great Wei Dynasty, and several were opened in the downtown area of ​​Shuojing alone. Lin Shuanghe ordered the servant to go to the nearest pharmacy shop, took two pairs, and handed them to him, "You can sleep for ten hours after taking them." He suddenly thought of something: "If you have insomnia at night, I can make a gentler pair for you."

Perhaps, Xiao Jue was unable to fall asleep all night because of a sudden change at home, so he wanted to ask medicine to calm the mind and help him sleep.

Xiao Jue took the medicine back into his sleeve, waved his hand at him, and said, "Thank you." He turned around and wanted to leave.

"Huai Jin!" Lin Shuanghe called him.

Xiao Jue stopped and looked at him.

"You use this medicine, right?"

The young man's eyebrows and eyes were delicate and bright. His eyes passed by him and landed in the distance. At the end of the distance, the towering palace was looming. He said indifferently: "I want to enter the palace."

Lin Shuanghe was not a stupid person. He immediately understood Xiao Jue's intention and said horrifiedly: "You want to enter the palace without hiding it from your elder brother?"

"Tell him what to do." The boy lowered his head and smiled, "It's just a little trouble."

"You are crazy!" Lin Shuanghe said anxiously: "Do you know that because of General Xiao's affairs, the court is in chaos. Now no one dares to speak for General Xiao. Xu Xiangjin has come to accompany His Majesty every day. Do you know why?"

"I know." Xiao Jue said: "So what? Military power must return to the Xiao family."

"You may die if you do this!"

Xiao Jue turned his head and looked at him steadily, "Then he will be dead."

"you!"

"By the way, I want to ask for help if I have something." He said.

The boy rarely showed such a serious expression. A ominous premonition suddenly emerged in Lin Shuanghe's heart. He stammered his lips and asked, "What's the matter?"

"If I come back alive, just pretend that this has not happened. If I die," he paused, "No need to collect the body for me. Doctor Lin can speak in front of the Empress Dowager. Please help my elder brother. This matter has nothing to do with him."

"What does it mean... are you dead?" Lin Shuanghe heard his trembling voice.

"It's very simple. After tonight, either I die today or he die tomorrow." He looked calm, as if he was talking about someone else's affairs, "but I'm not sure of the result, so," he bent his lips, "You can pray."

"Xiao Huaijin!"

The boy bowed deeply to him, and only said two words when he was straightening.

"Thank you."

Lin Shuanghe's eyes were red.

Xiao Jue waved his hand at him: "Go back."

Lin Shuanghe did not move.

He laughed and turned and left.

It was a long time ago, but Xiao Jue's back seemed to be still in front of him. On the bustling streets of the city, the boy's back was tall, but he was particularly lonely.

No one knows what kind of road he is going to take, but Lin Shuanghe is very clear about one thing.

Xiao Jue will not look back.

He was so immersed in his mind that he was interrupted by He Yan's words. He Yan asked: "So later, the governor entered the palace by himself?"

Lin Shuanghe came back to his senses and continued to walk forward slowly, saying as he walked: "I did not follow him into the palace. I heard from my grandfather what happened later."

It started raining that night.

The autumn rain is cool and cold, and it seems to be soaking in people's hearts. In a few days, it will be Mid-Autumn Festival. If Xiao Zhongwu had nothing to do, the Xiao family should be busy setting up a banquet for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. However, now it is bleak and mourning is everywhere.

The three people on the table were speechless.

No one wanted to move the food, Bai Rong spoke in a gentle voice: "Eat some more, if you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it."

They were all simple side dishes. After a moment of silence, Xiao Jing still picked up the bowl. He took a sip, then put it down again, and said, "Huaijin, tomorrow morning, I will enter the palace with you."

Xiao Jue: "Okay."

Bai Rongwei asked: "What are you doing when you enter the palace?"

"If the Xiao family loses military power, it will sooner or later become the meat on the chopping board and be slaughtered." Xiao Jing said: "No matter what, the soldiers of the Nanfu will have to return to the Xiao family, otherwise..."

Otherwise, the Xiao family would not know when they could last.

"Then, even if Your Majesty returns the military power to us, what should I do in the future?" Bai Rong said carefully, "Ru Bi, you are a Fenggui doctor. Even if Huai Jin follows the martial arts, he is only sixteen years old."

Xiao Jing's movements stopped.
To be continued...