Sitting on the terrace of the high Imperial City Ying Guesthouse, Shang Haibo's lonely shadow was stretched by the moonlight, and it was the third day to live in this place. Shang Haibo believed that he was the only one living in the entire Imperial City Guesthouse, and the others were either the guards of the Imperial City Guesthouse or the staff of the Office dressed up as various people. In the past few days, Yuan Fang was the only one who came to the Imperial City Guesthouse every day.

There was a sound of footsteps behind me. Without looking back, it must be Yuan Fang.

Strangely, when Yuan Fang came in today, he did not greet him enthusiastically, but instead walked a little heavy, walked behind Shang Haibo and stopped.

Shang Haibo did not look back or speak. He was thinking about what the other party would say today? Every time Yuan Fang came these days, he would talk about how Emperor Tianqi values ​​him, so he tried his best to kidnap him from Dingzhou, etc. Shang Haibo himself could recite it. Yuan Fang was a good spy leader, but not a good lobbyist. Shang Haibo sneered in his heart.

"Mr. Shang, I'm sorry!" Yuan Fang's voice was deep behind him.

Shang Haibo's heart skipped apologized, what's there to be sorry for? An ominous premonition suddenly came to his heart. He turned around suddenly, "What's wrong with Huan'er?" He and his wife and only son were separated. The other party's purpose was to use his wife and only son to lead the people tracked by Dingzhou. Shang Haibo was not actually worried about the safety of his son and wife. In his opinion, they were not very dangerous. Luoyang Tianqi wanted to use him and would not harm them, and he had a passion for Dingzhou, which would not be detrimental to them.

Shang Haibo silently handed him a stack of newspapers. Shang Haibo took them with some confusion. The Dingzhou newspaper was actually a newspaper.

"This is what we got from Dingzhou. It has been delivered through secret channels for several days. The road has been delayed a little, so it's just arrived now. After I saw it, I sent it to you Mr. Shang as soon as possible. Mr. Shang, I'm sorry. I didn't expect that things would turn out to be what they are now."

Shang Haibo's hand trembled slightly. Of course he recognized the Dingzhou diary. After reading only a few lines, his heart almost stopped beating, and the diary in his hand fell to the ground.

The old wife died, the only son died, and the loyal old servant died, and the Shang family was the only one left.

Shang Haibo fell on the chair, crying, "Son, I killed you! Madam, you followed me for half a lifetime of wandering. After a few days of good days, you went there like this. There is still a happy ending. I have always followed me and never had a good end."

Hearing Shang Haibo's murmuring, Yuan Fang retreated silently.

In the Qianqing Palace, Yuan Fang kowtowed and stood on Tianqi's lower head with his hands down.

"How is it, how is his mood?"

Yuan Fang smiled slightly and said, "Today I went to light the last fire. The entire Shang family was killed by Dingzhou. I believe that it will touch Shang Haibo."

Tianqi raised his lips, "Shang Haibo is an extremely smart person, you may not be guessing that it was yours!"

Yuan Fang nodded, "He is extremely talented and of course he will think about various possibilities. However, Dingzhou has been making footnotes for this matter for a while, which has saved us a lot of verbal talk. After I exposed my whereabouts of Youyan, Shang had at least dozens of assassinations along the way. The many methods were so great that I opened my eyes to the old minister. A fierce battle in Beijing three days ago showed that Dingzhou would not stop without taking his life. I observed his eyes and looked at his eyes. I think Shang Haibo's psychological defense line has become very fragile. Today, he came to the news of the death of the Shang family. His psychology is very likely to collapse. He just needs to bow his head to His Majesty, and it will not be a problem in the future."

Tianqi laughed, "You're right. As long as he lowers his head to me now and is willing to do things for the court, even if he knows that it is yours in the future, he will only keep the account on your personal head and will not turn back to Dingzhou."

"What Your Majesty said is that Shang Haibo is a person who is eager to leave a lot of marks in history books. Such characters are indeed extremely talented, but they are also their biggest weakness, that is, they will never be willing to be lonely. Once they have the chance, they will definitely seize it. Now his persistence is just some moral constraints. What we are doing now is to strip away his coat one by one and let him stand naked in the world."

"Shang Haibo will be even more terrifying." Tianqi smiled and said, "because he has taken the last step."

Yuan Fang nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, you need someone like this now."

Eunuch Huang walked in, "Your Majesty, General Qu is asking for a meeting!"

Yuan Fang quickly stood up and prepared to say goodbye. Tianqi waved his hand, "Sit down and listen. I asked Qu Yongjie to discuss the war in Xingzhou. Li Qing was so angry that he fought in Xingzhou."

"Your Majesty, Zhou Tong of Xingzhou sent an urgent case. The Qinling defense line Xiao Aihe has been lost. The Xinglong army of Dingzhou has protruded nearly a hundred miles from Xingzhou. The Qinling defense line is in danger!" Qu Yongjie felt a little anxious. Qinzhou's failure has already put Luoyang under tremendous military pressure. If there is another problem with Xingzhou, the fun will be great.

"Guan Xinglong, is the one-armed general who was the one-armed general who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was Guan?" Tianqi was quite interested. "How did he break through the Xiao Aihe defense line? I saw the Qinling defense line map presented by Zhou Tong before. Xiao Aihe defense line is Zhou Tong's own direct troops, and his combat power is extremely strong. With the same number of people, the two sides were actually broken by their opponents so quickly?"

Qu Yongjie smiled wryly and reported the details of Xiao Aihe's battle one by one, and sighed: "This Guan Xinglong's plot is so clear that he is not exposed. Even if the last general is there, he might be deceived if the number of people on both sides is equal. Dingzhou soldiers are extremely elite and have been on the battlefield for many years. With such a plan, how can the Qinzhou army be defeated? Zhou Zuxun, the guard general of Xiao Aihe, was desperate and led the remaining three thousand Qinzhou soldiers to surrender."

Tianqi's face was gloomy, "We only have so many troops, but we are bound to each other. Zhou Tong gathered nearly 200,000 troops in Xingzhou. Could it be that Guan Xinglong's more than 10,000 people make him panic?"

Qu Yongjie had to explain to Zhou Tong, "Your Majesty, although Zhou Tong has more than 200,000 troops, it is really bad. Putting aside the Qinzhou soldiers and the army of the capital camp, the local troops in the past few states were really unbearable. In a short time, it would be difficult for Zhou Tong to integrate them and implement orders. In order to match Guan Xinglong's offensive in Xiao Aihe, the mountain wind also acted as a large-scale attack in other directions. Although we basically judged that it was a bluff, the problem is that Zhou Tong had to prevent it. Otherwise, once the other party's bluffing move saw our flaws, it would definitely turn from fictitious to solid. The mountain wind was already weird in its use of troops, and he was the most difficult general under Li Qing. Zhou Tong had to be careful!"

"The famous generals in Dingzhou have emerged. Is Li Qing really a bit of gold with stone faces? This mountain wind has only been bandits before, and Wang Qinian and others are just small soldiers. But why, when our army meets these people, they are all reluctant and passively beaten everywhere?" Tianqi sighed to the sky.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Qu Yongjie was a little embarrassed, Yuan Fang spoke out to rescue him, "It's not that our generals have no talent, but that there is indeed some gap in the strength of the two sides in the military. Although we have many troops, the government orders are different, and it is difficult to effectively integrate into a whole. When fighting, problems will inevitably arise. First, second, Dingzhou's ordnances are indeed incomparable. Their armor, weapons, and heavy ordnances are amazing. Third, over the years, the Dingzhou army has been fighting continuously, and Your Majesty has also been still fighting.

Remember when Li Qing entered the capital, he said that the real elite soldiers were not trained, but fought. Their generals, like the mountain wind that Your Majesty said, Wang Qinian and others were tempered from the blood of countless soldiers on the battlefield. This is very different from the fact that most of our generals read military books. Books are dead, but they learned the living experience from the battlefield. In the first year of junior high school, we naturally suffered a loss, but over time, once our generals adapt to their fighting style, the form will inevitably reverse, and Your Majesty does not have to worry."

"The question is, when will our generals be able to truly train? Will they learn how to deal with their opponents when Li Qing hits the city of Luoyang? What else do I need them to do when that time comes?" Tianqi said angrily.

"Your Majesty calmed down!" Qu Yongjie and Yuan Fang bowed together and said, "The Xingzhou battle was just a revenge of Li Qing. It was difficult to turn into a war. If it was really fought, Dingzhou's logistics would inevitably be difficult to support. The prohibition policy we have always implemented on Dingzhou has begun to show results. This time, the Ningwang of the Southern Kingdom rarely stood with us and implemented various restrictive policies on Dingzhou. Li Qing's top priority is to solve the economic and livelihood problems in the jurisdiction, and he will not be able to launch a war in a short period of time."

"I am very worried that Li Qing will use the autumn harvest to start a war to support the war. You must know that the barbarians he conquered were very familiar with the barbarians before." Tianqi said worriedly.

"Don't worry, General Zhou Tong of Xingzhou will definitely be on guard. Xiao Aihe will be lost, but the Dingzhou army has only advanced more than a hundred miles before stopping. It is still difficult to form a decisive advantage. It takes only a few months to go, and the Qinling defense line will be perfect, and it will definitely be able to defend the enemy outside Xingzhou. If your Majesty is worried, I will go to Xingzhou in person!"

Tianqi waved his hand, "Let Zhou Tong deal with it by himself, Yongjie, you must hurry up the expansion of the capital camp. Select the elite national team, and then form the left and right camps of the capital. Once formed, you will be sent to Youyan. As Li Qing said, let them see the blood!"

"Yes!" Qu Yongjie bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in the land of Youyan, Mr. Qiu is progressing smoothly. Now all the strongholds around Xigu have fallen into our hands. Mr. Qiu is surrounded by Xigu and forced Xiao Yuanshan to transfer all the main forces into Xigu. However, the people in his jurisdiction are living in poverty and civil strife frequently occur, and they are already shaking."

"When can I take down the Eclipse Valley?" asked Apocalypse.

"This is not accurate!" Qu Yongjie hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth. "Mr. Qiu wrote a letter the day before yesterday, saying that he found that Youyan had obtained a large amount of Dingzhou weapons. If he had a strong attack, he might have suffered too much loss. Therefore, he wanted to guess the long-term siege and drag down his opponent."

Yuan Fang added: "Yes, Xiao Yuanshan exchanged Xiangshan Prefecture for the support of Dingzhou's large number of weapons. If we hit Xigu, it would probably cost us too much. Xigu itself is extremely steep. Xigu City is a new type of fortress built by the Dingzhou army, which is extremely difficult to attack."

"It's Li Qing again!" Tianqi was so angry that he pounded the seat, "If this boy is not eliminated, the whole world will be uneasy!"

At the welcoming hotel, Shang Haibo had been sitting on the terrace for a whole night, not moving at all. He felt hated! He had been running around for half his life and achieved nothing. He suddenly met the dragon. His skills were fully utilized and he became famous all over the world. However, he took a wrong step and lost everything. In the end, he ended up as a pastoral old man and a private school in the countryside. He thought he had finished his life, but he was still missed by others, and ended up with family destruction and separation of his wife and children.

Is this the destined ending? Shang Haibo hated, why did Tianqi think about him, why did he hate Li Qing so much, and he was so desperate, he hated the sky, the earth, and the people. Two lines of clear tears were wet, and the dew had already wet his whole body, but he was still sitting on the terrace like a sculpture, looking at the direction of Dingzhou. The body of his wife and only son loyal servant should have been buried in a mass grave at this time, right? The people of Dingzhou must be scolding him as a traitor.

A rising sun rose, thousands of rays of sunlight sprinkled down, and crystal dewdrops turned into water, and suddenly disappeared under the sunlight. Four brave men carried a soft couch and walked onto the terrace of the Ying Hotel, gently placed the soft couch next to Shang Haibo. The people on the soft couch waved their hands, and the healthy men from all sides retreated quietly.

"I understand your heart!" The visitor looked at the scorching sun that had just jumped into the sky and said softly.

Shang Haibo slowly turned around and a hint of surprise appeared on his face, "Chen Xiyan?"

"It's me!" Chen Xiyan leaned halfway on the soft couch, his face turned pale and he looked like he had not recovered from serious illness.

"It is my attention to suggesting to Your Majesty that I will bring you to Luoyang." Chen Xiyan said slowly.

Shang Haibo's eyebrows slowly stood up, and his eyes began to burn angry flames. Chen Xiyan was not afraid and looked directly at his opponent, "I thought my body could not drag you into Beijing, but I didn't expect Commander Yuan was really extraordinary. He invited you so quickly, so that I could meet you." Chen Xiyan turned his gaze back from Shang Haibo's face, looking at the sky, under the sunlight, the mist covering Luoyang was dissipating at an extremely fast speed, and the magnificent panoramic view of Luoyang was presented to the two of them little by little.

"Look, what a beautiful city, what a magnificent river and mountains. What a pity, these magnificent mountains and rivers are now suffering from the brink of life. Mr. Shang, we are all people who read the books of sages, establish their lives for the people and bring peace to the world. Have you ever felt it?"

Shang Haibo said coldly: "The mountains and rivers are broken, and the people live in poverty. It is because the king has no virtue and the priest is incompetent."

Chen Xiyan smiled bitterly, "I admit that the prime minister is incompetent. I have been in power for more than ten years. Seeing that the rivers of the Great Chu are falling and unable to be punished, Mr. Shang's rebuke is reasonable, but the king is not virtuous. Mr. Shang, what is the lack of virtue since His Majesty ascended the throne? I would like to ask Mr. Shang for advice!"

Shang Haibo opened his mouth and suddenly speechless. When Tianqi ascended the throne, chaos in the world was beginning to emerge. The wealthy families dominated one side, and the central government was unable to leave Luoyang for hundreds of miles. If Tianqi was not virtuous, he really couldn't say anything. On the contrary, Tianqi was still a very diligent emperor. The Great Chu now looks like a lot, but it is hard to return. Various contradictions have accumulated, and a total outbreak has just come.

"You brought me to Luoyang and destroyed my family. Is it satisfactory now?" Shang Haibo stared at him and said.

"Everyone killed Boren, and Boren died because of me. I have no responsibility for this matter. However, Mr. Shang, I will live a few days later. When I arrived in the nine springs, I will naturally apologize to Mrs. Ling and the young master in person. Mr. Shang, should you know what I want you to come to Luoyang?"

"Persist in surrender?" Shang Haibo smiled.

"No!" Chen Xiyan shook his head, "You are demoted in Dingzhou, and you are a civilian. Now you have broken up with Li Qing. You entered the court, not betrayed, but Li Qing gave up on you first. You helped Li Qing conquer such a huge country, and you didn't owe him anything. He ordered your family to kill you. Along the way, he has to take your life several times. I believe you have also felt it. I have written to Your Majesty. If Mr. Shang is interested, the next chief minister of the Great Chu is yours."

Shang Haibo suddenly turned around and looked at Chen Xiyan.

"Learn the dragon-slaying technique and sell it to the imperial family. Mr. Shang, isn't your dream when you and I were young like this? Although the great Chu is in turmoil, his luck is still unsuccessful. Your Majesty abandons his reputation and hides behind the scenes and successfully gains a little opportunity for the great Chu. From the previous wealthy families dominate each side to the current three-part world, Luoyang is the strongest. Mr. Shang can assist Li Qing from nothing to something and become one of the three great powers. At present, Luoyang has a strong foundation. With Mr. Shang, you will definitely be reborn, and you will be able to conquer the world, and you will be able to return a Qingming Dynasty and a bright country in the world. Mr. Shang, what are you still hesitating about?"

In the afternoon, outside the welcome hotel, Yuan Fang hurried over, "Mr. Chen is inside?"

An official from the hotel nodded. "Mr. Chen was seriously ill, how could he still come here? What if Shang Haibo spoke rudely, wouldn't he let Mr. Chen get sick more sick?" Yuan Fang complained while speeding up his pace. As soon as he walked inside, he saw that Chen Xiyan had been carried out by four servants.

"Mr. Chen!" Yuan Fang quickly met and greeted Chen Xiyan.

Chen Xiyan waved his hand hard, "Mr. Yuan, there is no need to be too polite. You don't have to go in, let him calm down!"

When Yuan Fang heard Chen Xiyan's words, he was immediately happy, "Mr. Chen, has the mission been accomplished? I am worthy of being the chief assistant of my Great Chu, and I am successful."

Chen Xiyan grinned silently and said to Yuan Fang in a low voice: "Mr. Yuan, if nothing unexpected happens, I expect Shang Haibo will definitely surrender to Your Majesty, but this is not a good thing for you."

Yuan Fang was stunned, and Chen Xiyan continued: "Shang Haibo's extremely smart person will definitely guess something over time. You must be careful at that time."

Yuan Fang immediately understood what Chen Xiyan was saying. He could not hide what he did. He bowed a long time ago, "Mr. Chen is kind and kind, thank you. But as long as he can make him loyal to the Great Chu, even if Yuan has any accidents in the future, there will be nothing to regret. Besides, Yuan is not a good person, so how could he say it easily?"

Chen Xiyan nodded, patted the soft couch gently, and the four big men left strode.

In the welcoming hotel, Shang Haibo was still sitting on the chair blankly. Seeing the sun setting in the west and gradually sinking into the mountains in the distance, Shang Haibo stood up suddenly, tidied up his clothes, and knelt towards the west. He performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows in Zheng Erlong, then stood up and strode towards the museum.

"From today, Dingzhou will be my biggest enemy!" Shang Haibo shouted in his heart.

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Chapter completed!