Ran Zhan was the first to arrive at the City Lord's Hall. The lights were still bright, but Liu Can had long fled, leaving behind some naked women. The girls who had been sacrificed were also among them. Their naked bodies were trembling, especially when they faced the various gazes of the countless soldiers who suddenly appeared. They were filled with fear and helplessness. One of them must have just been broken, and his thigh was covered in blood. Ran Zhan's heart tightened. Waving his hand, he ordered his men to take all these women away. The fate awaiting these women was nothing more than to reward the soldiers who had made contributions this time. Who would remember them in the future? Who would care about those girls who were sacrificed for a plan? What would happen to their future and their lives?
" Report, General Ran, we've searched everywhere, but we didn't find any traces of Hail Can." The young soldier respectfully cupped his hands and reported to Ran Zhan.
Ran Zhan lightly nodded his head and did not say anything. His young face appeared very determined. He had learned to kill since he was young, and it was common for him to lick blood with his blade. As a vanguard general, his bravery and courage, coupled with his strong and burly body, easily won the trust and respect of the soldiers. No one would look down on him because of his young age. Ran Zhan's saber would not only kill enemies but also disobedient people...
Seven or eight days later, at the banquet in the City Lord's Hall.
As Liu Kun listened to his subordinates report the military rations, money, and various materials they had obtained, his brows were tightly knitted. No one knew what he was thinking.
As the hero who took down Jin Yang, I was allowed to participate in this military meeting.
Ran Zhan sat on his knees in the middle of the banquet, his face not showing any signs of fatigue.
Linghu Sheng and the others also arrived last night, including Xu Run.
When Xu Run saw Liu Kun sit down, he began to flatter him like a river. I was a little embarrassed when I heard that. However, Liu Kun's originally anxious expression was indeed relieved. His endless praise made Liu Kun's neck slowly turn red. This was an extremely comfortable look from being flattered. I really should put in more effort to learn…
Linghu Sheng was getting angrier and angrier as he looked at Xu Run with killing intent.
After listening to Xu Run's heartfelt words, Liu Kun suddenly laughed heartily and nodded to Xu Run frequently to show his happiness. The satisfaction on his face was self-evident.
I really admired Xu Run's bootlicking skills. After all, there was no conflict of interest. I was listening to this kind of language art with appreciation.
Liu Kun suddenly saw Linghu Sheng's old face and his smile disappeared. This old man was too boring, Liu Kun could only stop smiling and said to Linghu Sheng,"Is there any news from Lu Chen?"
Linghu Sheng replied," My lord, Ziliang has been at Tuoba Yilu's camp for many days, but we haven't seen him send out his troops. I also received news that Liu Can is already on his way to Pingyang. I'm worried that the Han Kingdom will send troops to seize Jinyang. Jinyang is the capital of Bingzhou, a place that is highly sought after by the military, and the northern gateway of the Han Kingdom. There's no reason for us to leave it alone." After saying that, he looked at me with a reproachful gaze, meaning that I was immature and reckless. What was even more uncomfortable was that his lord listened to a little girl's suggestion. It was ridiculous!
When Liu Kun heard this, he remembered that he had been worried about these two points before. The reason why he agreed to my suggestion was that this might be the best solution at the moment, so Linghu Sheng's worry was reasonable. Liu Kun didn't know what to say for a moment and could only look at me.
I knew that Linghu Sheng was a hardworking and honest person, so I wasn't unhappy about his dissatisfaction because his worries were the most practical. I was also thinking about countermeasures. Seeing Liu Kun's questioning eyes, I smiled mischievously at Liu Kun.
Liu Kun looked at my mischievous appearance and the little worry that had risen before was reduced by a lot. He shook his head secretly. There was really nothing he could do about this little girl.
I ran to Linghu Sheng's seat and gently poured a cup of wine for the old man. My smiling face really made Linghu Sheng unable to get angry and could only smile awkwardly.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased up, I imitated the adults and cupped my hands at Liu Kun."Sir, the Han Kingdom will definitely send people over, but as long as we can hold on for more than ten days, the enemy will naturally retreat. I think that the Han Kingdom is currently in the midst of a change of throne, and they are all planning for their own greatest interests. No one is willing to suffer too much loss in strength at this time. The only worry is that someone will use us as a bargaining chip to intimidate the other kings of the Han Kingdom. That would be very bad, but I don't think it will happen. The resources in Jinyang City are too tempting, hehe.
Linghu Sheng couldn't help but nod his head,"Then why do you think Tuoba Yilu hasn't sent out his troops? Could it be that he has other motives?”
When Liu Kun heard Linghu Sheng mention that Tuoba Yilu might have other motives, he first thought that Tuoba Yilu might ally with Wang Jun. After all, if Liu Kun was not in Bingzhou, it would only be good for Tuoba Yilu if Wang Jun, who was not familiar with Bingzhou, was in his place. Becoming sworn brothers with the Hu people had always been about benefits. The so-called feelings were basically nonsense. Thinking of this, Liu Kun looked at me again. This time, the worry in his eyes was even stronger.
I slowly said,"Uncle Linghu's guess is reasonable. Tuoba Yilu isn't a good person, but if he wants to turn against us now, it's not the right time yet. His base is in Sheng Le, which is too far away from us. He only has tens of thousands of soldiers in his camp, and he still needs us to provide him with food every day. If he wants to conspire with Wang Jun to attack us, let's not talk about whether Wang Jun agrees or not. Even if he agrees, how can he give Tuoba Yilu too much food? Even if he does, why would Wang Jun trust Tuoba Yilu? Wang Jun is on good terms with the Murong Xianbei and Duan Xianbei. As long as these two tribes exist, even if Tuoba Yilu defected to Wang Jun, it would only be icing on the cake, and helping us would be like sending charcoal in the snow."
After I said this, I immediately ran to refill Linghu Sheng's wine. After hearing my analysis and seeing that I was so sensible, Linghu Sheng couldn't help but feel pity for me. He no longer felt awkward. Instead, he liked me more and more.
Xu Run suddenly shouted,"If I were Tuoba Yi Lu, I would definitely abide by the covenant and fight Wang Jun!"”
Linghu Sheng saw Xu Run's prophetic look and was furious. He put down his wine cup and snorted coldly.
I smiled and shook my head. I continued to imitate the adults 'tone and said,"Ming Gong, Wang Jun came with the goal of seizing Dai land. The first thing he did was harm Tuoba Yilu's interests. My daughter observed that Tuoba Yilu was someone who could not tolerate sand in his eyes. Moreover, Wang Jun would not submit a petition to the court for him to be appointed as Dai Gong. Thus, Tuoba Yilu would definitely send out his troops. However, Tuoba Yilu was waiting for something, so he didn't move."
"Mingyue, what is a cake?" Xu Runqi asked strangely.”
I knew I said the wrong thing and could only laugh." Uncle Xu, don't interrupt. A cake is just a lot of pancakes stacked together. It looks very tempting, hehehe." I secretly wiped away the sweat in my heart. I must pay attention to my words in the future.
Liu Kun, Linghu Sheng, and even Ran Zhan, who had been silent all this while, looked at me curiously.
This made me feel a little proud. With my hands behind my back, I slowly walked a few steps like a scholar-bureaucrat and then said,"We just need Linghu Ni, Brother Linghu, to hold a letter from Duke Ming and a map of Jingbei."
Liu Kun's expression was a little unnatural. Ming Yue's words were reasonable, but he was really reluctant to hand over such a large piece of land. Back then, he had promised to give it to the acting duke, but it was just a false promise. He did not want the situation to develop…
Linghu Sheng was also feeling uncomfortable. Asking a tiger for its skin, although it could solve a temporary need, but what about the future…Linghu Sheng suddenly saw Xu Run's thoughtless and happy appearance and couldn't help but become angry. The good mood that Ming Yue had previously recommended his son Linghu Ni to take on this important task was completely gone.
Xu Run didn't think so. He thought that the more he acted nonchalantly, the more Liu Kun would appreciate him. It would also prove that he was a famous scholar. Therefore, he continued to act as he pleased, ignoring Linghu Sheng's anger.
Looking at the attitudes of the two people in front of me, I really didn't understand Liu Kun's intentions. I suddenly thought, could this be the art of employing people? Balance, control, sigh, Xu Run has no talent. He's just a villain who caters to his preferences. In the future, there will definitely be chaos. But how could I care about this? I'm only four years old. Everyone treats me well only because of my identity as a princess…Otherwise, I'm just a little girl in their eyes.
Liu Kun was not in the mood to care about Xu Run and Linghu Sheng. After thinking for a long time, his fingers rhythmically knocked on the table and slowly said,"What a big piece of land…"
I could see Liu Kun's reluctance, but we didn't have the ability to defend these places. Just as I didn't know how to persuade Liu Kun, a person hurried in from outside the hall.
"Uncle, bad news, uncle!" Liu Yan hurried over, and before he even arrived, his voice could already be heard.
Liu Kun frowned, wondering why Liu Yan was so impatient. However, he could only wait for Liu Yan to walk up to him before asking,"Shiren, why are you in such a hurry?"
Liu Yan took a deep breath and said, Uncle, the soldiers we sent to hunt down Hail Can have returned with bad news."
Everyone stared at Liu Yan, waiting for his next words.
" They encountered the army that came to take over Hail Can's garrison. Hail Can has already been taken away by the other party. This army is led by Schleswig's nephew, Shi Hu. There are about tens of thousands of people. According to the scouts, their army will probably arrive in Jinyang the day after tomorrow..."
Liu Kun's frown deepened. He looked at everyone and finally said,""Linghu Ni, listen up! In a while, I will write a letter to Tuoba Yilu and give you a map of Jingbei. Go to Tuoba Yilu's camp quickly and follow Tuoba Yilu with Lu Chen to fight Wang Jun. This is the first time you're fighting alone. Don't let me down!”
Linghu Ni quickly walked in front of Liu Kun, bowed and cupped his hands."Yes!"
Linghu Sheng looked at Linghu Ni with eyes full of love. Thinking about how this kid used to be a rash kid, now that he was entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, Linghu Sheng looked at me with gratitude.
I obediently went to Linghu Sheng's side to pour wine for him, then ran to Xu Run's side to pour wine.
I saw that Liu Yan had just sat down and ran to his seat to eat something. Hehe, Liu Yan doted on me very much. He did everything for me. He didn't stop me from doing this and even helped me pick up some food.
Seeing how obedient I was, the tense atmosphere from before eased quite a bit.
Next, Liu Kun began to set up various city defenses, preparing to fight a good battle of offense and defense with Shi Hu.
Tuoba Camp
Tuoba Yilu felt a headache when he saw Tuoba Sixth Cultivator and Tuoba Biyan's hostile gazes. It seemed like he had to separate them…
Tuoba Yulu couldn't stand it anymore and said," Uncle, if we don't go and meet Wang Jun, I'm worried that we'll be in a very passive position."
Lu Chen also looked anxiously at Tuoba Yi Lu. It had been many days. He did not know where Wang Jun was. He had left in a hurry and did not know how Liu Kun was doing. Sigh, Tuoba Yilu is still not willing to send troops. What should we do?
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