Chapter 849

The 74th dragon scale (5)

Does Xu Shao regret it?

He didn't know. Maybe he dreamed back in the middle of the night and had regrets in a foreign country, but soon he figured out that he couldn't regret, because once he regretted, it proved that his choice was wrong, but how could he be wrong?

Watching those soldiers who followed him run towards the Xu family army without hesitation, Xu Shao knew that he and Xu Yuanji must not die today.

When old general Qiu Chang saw the reinforcements coming, he immediately gave birth to infinite strength. The morale of the army and people in the city was also great! Vow to drive the Turks back to the grassland!

Stabbing - it was a spark that quickly crossed the intersection of swords. Xu Yuanji was born with divine power and was raised by old general Xu himself. In terms of skill, Xu shaogen was not his opponent. He only came to the front for more than a dozen rounds, and Xu Shao retreated one after another, leaving only the skill of parry.

He was secretly frightened, but he hadn't seen him for three years. How could Xu Yuanji be so powerful? Stronger than his heyday?

As a member of the Xu family army, Xu Shao has killed countless enemies. Like Xu Yuanji and others, he has many old injuries. For example, he is getting older and older this year. Naturally, he can't compare with his youth. But Xu Yuanji had soaked in the lake water in the secret place, which not only repaired his old injuries, but also strengthened his amazing strength. Xu Shao fought against him and became more and more difficult after a few moves until Xu Yuanji saw his weakness and took the opportunity to cut his neck - Xu Shao involuntarily shouted, "third brother!"

The orphans adopted by old general Xu are all surnamed Xu, and most of the Xu family's generals are surnamed Xu. In their generation, they are ranked according to their age, but everyone except him and Xu Yuanji has died in the war.

Xu Yuanji heard this, but his face was expressionless. He shouted, "you don't deserve to be my brother!"

If you are brothers, how can you look at each other with a knife? He saw Xu Shao sneak attack on the general with his own eyes. He was already very disappointed with him. This time, he just came to clean up the door!

Xu Shao didn't even have time to say a word, so his head and body were separated.

Xu Yuanji's eyes were red, "brothers, rush! Drive these barbarians back! "

The killing outside the city was so loud that general Qiu immediately opened the city gate to support. As soon as Xu Shao died, the Turks also panicked. They were too afraid of the Xu family army. For them, the Xu family army may be even more terrible than the gods. After being beaten by the Xu family army for so many years, it was not easy for the emperor of Daliang to destroy the Xu family army himself. They repaired and rallied and prepared to make a comeback, As a result, Xu Jiajun came out again!

The Turks never won the battle with the Xu family army, so that they lost their fighting spirit when they heard the reputation of the Xu family army.

This victory also killed the traitor Xu Shao. Xu Yuanji was not too happy. General Qiu welcomed him into the city with great joy. He looked forward to and asked him anxiously: "... How is general Xu?"

Xu Yuanji grinned: "the old general is worried. My general is alive and kicking. It's good!"

General Qiu nodded repeatedly, "that's good, that's good!"

The young general next to him looked excited: "are you really from Xu Jiajun?"

General Qiu introduced to Xu Yuanji: "this is my grandson Qiu Yong. He is 13 years old. He has always admired the Xu family army. Please forgive General Xu."

"Excuse me." Xu Yuanji waved his hand with a smile, "good boy! At the beginning, our general was 14 years old when he took command in armor. You are more powerful than our general! "

Qiu Yong blushed with praise. Mao an also led the crossbow men back. They not only brought reinforcements, but also food and grass for rescue, which alleviated the urgent need of old general Qiu. The two sides just sat down and talked. The old general sighed. He didn't know the attitude of the imperial court? Just let go! He wrote dozens of urgent documents, but none of them received a response. If Xu Yuanji and mao'an had not arrived in time, their grandparents and grandchildren and the soldiers and people in the city would have died in the city today.

This year, natural disasters continue, and the imperial court is also a mess. General Qiu directly said, "no matter what General Xu tells us, we are willing to help."

Xu Yuanji and Mao an came here with a mission to persuade general Qiu to surrender. Xu Chengbi didn't want to be a rogue minister and thief. The Xu family guarded the girder from generation to generation. Although the girder is devastated and there is a deep blood feud between him and the emperor, Xu Chengbi really didn't want to be the Emperor himself.

What really made him want to seize power was the arrival of Qiu Hong, the close maid of the late imperial concubine Xu.

Qiuhong went through a lot of hardships to find Jinlong escort agency. Xu Chengbi knew that her sister had committed suicide in order to save herself. The emperor hated the Xu family very much. Even her sister was not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum. On the contrary, it was a mistake of yin and Yang that made the child in her belly survive. Qiu Hong wanted to secretly collect the funeral for the master. Who knows, she saw the master's belly move. She didn't know where she came from. She dared to find a friendly medical woman in the palace. The medical woman had received the grace of Princess Xu. After they cut out the child, Qiu Hong immediately ran away with the child. It's also a pity of God. When she was alive, she was gentle and kind, There are few people in the palace who have received her favor. With the help of eunuchs and maids along the way, Qiu Hong managed to escape.

But such a big child, like a cat, has a blue and purple face and can't even hear her breath. Qiu Hong tries to hang the child's breath and finally finds Xu Chengbi.

She didn't hide the fact that she took the child from concubine Chang. Concubine Chang sent someone to trace it all the way. Qiu Hong just carried it until she saw Xu Chengbi. She only had time to give the child to Xu Chengbi and died of serious injury.

She is loyal to Princess Xu. Now she entrusts her little master to General Xu. It can be regarded as fulfilling the master's last wish and dying without regret.

Xu Chengbi stole the body of concubine Xu as early as he had some power, but he never thought that his sister died at that time, but the child in his belly lived.

The two-year-old child is still very weak. If he blows a little, he will be seriously ill. He is too young. He has been dependent on Qiuhong since he was born. Seeing Qiuhong fall to the ground with her eyes closed and motionless, the little child doesn't know what's going on. While coughing, he stretches out his hands to the dead Qiuhong. Tears drop by drop, but he doesn't cry.

It's unbelievable. Qiu Hong, an ordinary palace maid, doesn't even know a few words. How can she escape with such a small child for two years and find Xu Chengbi.

Xu Chengbi can't coax children. He didn't get married himself, and several nephews in his family don't need him. This little nephew is too young. As a two-year-old child, he feels he can hold it with both hands.

But the child insisted on Qiuhong and stretched out his hands to grasp it. Xu Chengbi wouldn't let him pass. He cried even more, but he didn't make a sound.

A big one and a small one fled all the way, so the child was unexpectedly sensible. In case of wind and grass, he would cover his mouth and keep quiet. He was afraid of being found. I think it was taught by Qiu Hong.

Xu Chengbi is too anxious. Because she is the son of concubine Xu and she is a slave, Qiu Hong doesn't dare to give her child a random name. She just hopes that the little master will be healthy and safe all her life, so she asks him to be safe. At this time, Xiao Ping'an is struggling in Xu Chengbi's arms. Su Ji shook his head after checking Qiuhong's injury and said, "Qiuhong's great righteousness, she's seriously injured. It's incredible that she can hold up until now."

Xiao Ping An kept crying with big eyes open. He didn't kiss Xu Chengbi. He just wanted Qiuhong, but he didn't understand why Qiuhong ignored herself and didn't look at herself. Was it because she was too tired? So you want to sleep? If so, then peace must be obedient. Qiuhong is very hard, and he can't make a sound.

In fact, on the way Qiuhong took him to escape, she kept telling him that he had an uncle. Xiao Ping An firmly remembered that the man with only one arm holding himself seemed to be the uncle Qiuhong said, but why didn't Qiuhong continue to talk?

Xu Chengbi wanted to wipe away his tears, but he had only one hand. He was really worried.

Don't talk about him. Neither Zhuge Shang nor Su Ji can coax children.

At this time, a slender finger stretched out in front of Xiao Ping'an. He was stunned and looked up with big red eyes. Then, in Xu Chengbi's breath holding sight, he silently held Linglong's hand.

The two-year-old xiaoping'an was brought up by a woman. Obviously, at this time, his exquisite as a woman gives him more sense of security than his unfamiliar uncle.

Linglong reached out to take xiaoping'an away and said to Xu Chengbi, "give me the child first. You can deal with other things yourself."

Xu Chengbi nodded, "thank you, Linglong."

Xiaoping'an was quiet in Linglong's arms, as if she was tired of crying. Her thin face was placed on Linglong's shoulder, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Chengbi personally handled Qiuhong's affairs. In front of Qiuhong's tomb, he bowed heavily to thank the weak woman for her courage and strength.

The appearance of Xiao Ping'an changed Xu Chengbi's mind. He only wanted to seek justice for the Xu family, but Xiao Ping was bleeding from the royal family. Anyway, he had to guard the girder for Xiao Ping'an and forbid anyone to invade!

Linglong doesn't care what's going on in the outside world. She plays with the human cub every day. Compared with the unsmiling Xu Chengbi, it's obvious that Xiaoping is much more fun. The child was taught by Qiu Hongjiao very well. Even if he was very uneasy and insecure, he must sleep in Linglong's arms at night and hold her finger. At ordinary times, even if you are playing, you have to play for a while, then take a look at Linglong and make sure she is around you before you can continue to do your own things.

Even Xu Chengbi, a close uncle, couldn't get close to him.

The drought is becoming more and more serious. Many people can't even get water from wells in their homes. People who starve to death and die of thirst are everywhere. At the same time, the emperor is still talking to outsiders and even obsessed. He listens to the comments of monks and Taoists and believes that these natural disasters are heaven's punishment, so he needs to build a star picking building to pray for blessings!

Xu Chengbi, who learned the news, was almost angry and happy. What's the brain? When is it? Where is there enough money to build naloshi's star picking building? Is there really something wrong with the emperor's mind? Does he feel that pushing everything to Providence can cover up his stupidity and incompetence?

He's not supposed to be an emperor at all!

Now Su Ji is with Linglong every day. His task is to recuperate Xiaoping. The two-year-old Xiaoping doesn't seem to be long at all. Even walking is soft and weak. It may be because he is afraid of making a sound. Up to now, Xiaoping hasn't spoken. No matter how funny it is, it's useless. Su Ji once tried to let Linglong ask xiaoping'an to speak, but Linglong naturally said, "people say if they want to say it or not. You care so much about what to do. He's only two years old."

However, Xiao Ping'an's foundation is really too poor, because he is a premature baby, born insufficient, and wandered the day after tomorrow. He is not the same as the white and fat baby of others. He holds a small ball in his hand and doesn't even have any meat. It seems to be full of bones, which makes people feel distressed.

Xu Chengbi is busy every day and will come to see him immediately. Because Xiao Ping'an is afraid of him, he doesn't take the initiative to approach him. He only watches Xiao Ping'an play from a distance. Watching the child trust here day by day, Xu Chengbi also has a lot of tenderness in his heart.

After general Qiu promised to surrender, Xu Chengbi asked the people in the capital to find a way to bring out the women's family members of the Qiu family, so as not to let the emperor lose his head and the women's family members who have no ability to bind chickens vent their anger. This is not the first time he has done such a thing.

Concubine Chang in the palace is getting more and more worried. She has only been a favorite concubine for a little more than two years. How can she encounter so many things? In the past, when Xu Chengbi was still there, he was never like this!

She deeply felt that it was a wrong decision to give up Xu Chengbi and choose the emperor.

On this day, she went to see the emperor again. When she learned that the emperor was talking to the monks and Taoists again, concubine Chang was very angry! She could no longer look gentle and virtuous on weekdays. Regardless of the resistance of the palace people, she rushed in and saw the emperor dancing with an old Taoist priest in a Taoist robe!

If this scene is spread, it will really laugh off the big teeth of people all over the world!

How can this be the king of a country? This also deserves to be the king of a country?!

Concubine Chang rushed to catch the emperor, but the emperor thought she disturbed his mind: "I didn't say that when I talk to you, no one is allowed to disturb me!"

Chang Fei took a deep breath: "emperor, when is it? Do you still think about this! Qiu Chang took refuge in the Xu family army! Along with the border, many cities have been under Xu Chengbi's command. Before long, you won't be able to sit on the throne! "

The bell in the emperor's hand immediately fell to the ground. He couldn't believe what he heard: "Xu Jiajun? Isn't Xu Jiajun gone? "

Seeing him so confused, concubine Chang was in despair. She really didn't understand where she liked the emperor at the beginning. For such a person, she betrayed Xu Chengbi“ At that time, the Xu family army was only scattered and reintegrated into the army. Later, Xu Shao defected to the Turks and took away many people. Xu Chengbi was not dead at all. In recent years, he has been secretly recruiting troops and horses and hoarding food and grass. After Xu Shao was killed, he immediately absorbed the soldiers and emperors willing to surrender! If we don't adopt a strategy now, it will be too late to repent when we are at the foot of the city! "

The emperor knew what kind of person Xu Chengbi was.

When he was young, he always heard Xu Chengbi's name from the former Emperor. The former Emperor seemed to be very sorry. Such an excellent Xu Chengbi was not his son, so he despised the princes, including the current emperor. Xu Chengbi was really good at everything, and others couldn't catch up with him.

The emperor was born in the imperial family and had a noble status. If he was placed in the house of ordinary people, he would actually be just a mediocre man without talent.

But he refused to admit it. He refused to admit that he was inferior to Xu Chengbi. Therefore, he wanted to find Xu Chengbi's mistakes and grasp Xu Chengbi like a demon. But over the years, even if he ascended the throne as emperor, Xu Chengbi was still the patron saint of Daliang, and his Xu family army was invincible, making it difficult for the emperor to sleep day and night.

Later, he met Chang Shihua.

What a talented and beautiful woman this is!

Almost at the first sight, the emperor liked it, but such an excellent woman is Xu Chengbi's fiancee!

Xu Chengbi! Xu Chengbi! It's Xu Chengbi everywhere! Why is he everywhere?! Is Xu Chengbi the emperor or is he the emperor?!

So the emperor was determined to let Xu Chengbi die. He felt that Xu Chengbi was his nightmare. As long as he didn't have Xu Chengbi, he could display his ambition and talent. He didn't have to sleep well like now.

Unfortunately, he really overestimated himself.

Kill the Xu family and exile Xu Chengbi. Only after he took power himself did the emperor know how difficult those old foxes in the court were to deal with. Xu Chengbi was there once, because the Xu family was a firm royalist party with Xu family army and military power. No matter how noisy these old foxes were, they were a little measured. Who knows that the emperor broke his arm. Didn't it give them a chance? If the Xu family is gone, divide the power of the Xu family and eat. Whoever has the ability will rob!

The emperor's ability obviously did not support him to control the whole court. On the contrary, he was controlled by the ministers.

Every act and every move, the officials know clearly, the passions of his officials. The emperor's most beloved concubine Chang also became different after entering the palace. She wanted to be spoiled alone and gain power for her mother's family, but how can she have both?

Even Chuhe Gong, the emperor's confidant, gradually had other ideas. Under the enemy, the emperor actually began to Miss Xu Chengbi. At least at that time, he was not as powerless as he is now. As long as he looked at the folding every day, naturally someone would solve all the troubles for him.

Now natural and man-made disasters are coming one after another, first drought, locusts and earth dragons. Turks take this opportunity to raise troops to invade. The emperor can't stand so much pressure. He hasn't done anything since Xu Chengbi's death, so he has to rely on monks and Taoism to save himself by such ethereal and untrustworthy things.

Now concubine Chang told him that Xu Chengbi had conspired against him. In addition to fear, the emperor was a little relieved.

Chang Fei looked at the emperor coldly, and the emperor also looked at her. Only then did she find that the woman who was gentle and considerate to herself at any time had disappeared. He was angry and said sarcastically, "as soon as Princess Ai learned about Xu Chengbi's traitor, she immediately told me. She really meant it. When I meet Xu Chengbi in the future, my concubine can also rely on her old affection to beg for mercy. I can't say that he can spare your life. After all, Xu Chengbi attaches great importance to love and righteousness. "

Princess Chang never expected that this time would come. The emperor was still in the mood for sarcasm. She also replied: "the emperor flattered me. Really speaking, isn't the emperor afraid? Did the emperor forget the death of imperial concubine Xu? There are nearly a hundred people in the Xu family, but the emperor ordered them to be executed. Does the emperor think Xu Chengbi will let you go? "

The emperor retorted, "if you don't let me go, I won't let you go. Speaking of it, I have to thank you. If you hadn't been Xu Chengbi's fiancee, then old lady Xu trusted and loved you so much, but you brought the evidence into the Xu family. Without you, how could I catch the Xu family so quickly? If you really want to be powerful, you still have to belong to the concubine. "

The two of them were talking with each other in a strange way. The monks and Taoists nearby were sweating. They were just ordinary monks. In order to survive, they touched the emperor's idea and said what he wanted to hear. Don't let them hear these Royal secrets. They don't want to know at all!

No matter what Princess Chang said, the emperor refused to find a way to deal with Xu Chengbi. She was so angry that she had to go to her father, Hou Huai'an, to discuss it.

At the beginning, the Xu family was copied and destroyed, and Huai'an Hou also contributed a lot. How can he not be afraid of Xu Chengbi? Of course he is!

If Xu Chengbi came back, they would not want to live!

When Chang's father and daughter were trying to find a way to deal with Xu Chengbi, Xu Chengbi didn't care about them at all, but chose to dig channels and drink water for irrigation. Although there are many victims, the Xu family army can still live in the town. Speaking of the serious drought, it is inseparable from many policies of the imperial court.

With the Jinlong escort agency, the government was safe. Xu Chengbi did not disclose his identity. He used the method of work as a relief to solve the symptoms rather than the root cause. As long as the land dried up, the people would have to wander for a day.

At present, for the victims, they can really eat. If they save a little, they can leave half of the rations to take home to their parents, wives and children. Therefore, every time they recruit workers, people come to sign up.

In addition, Xu Chengbi strictly prohibited the exchange of children and food, and was extremely strict with those who took advantage of the natural disaster to fish in troubled waters and commit murders. After several times of making an example, many people hide their caution. They don't know it elsewhere. At least in the territory of Jinlong escort agency, you have to be honest and don't think too much.

But the weather is still getting hotter and hotter. It seems that God deliberately wants to punish the people. For three months, there was no rain.

Many people have been slowly desperate and even lost the will to live.

Xu Chengbi is also very anxious. Seeing that the disaster is becoming more and more serious, it has occurred frequently in many places. If this continues, the girder will be in danger!

He really couldn't bear to watch the country he had guarded for generations appear so miserable. Therefore, he finally took the initiative to ask Linglong.