Song Dynasty

Chapter 240 All Parties (V)

This should be the last rainstorm in Jianyan's four years, and it stopped after only a moment.

In the early morning of the second day, the temperature dropped suddenly, and there was another light rain.

This autumn rain was so lingering.

In Dingzhou's Xingyuan Li Chengda's arresting envoy, the generals of the various armies had been discussing for a long time in the hall.

Finally, Li Cheng said with a smile on his face: "Okay, today's military meeting is over here. After receiving the warrant from Li Xianggong, the governor, I have already written to Wang Daosi, asking him to send troops to Hunan to help. In the next few days Here, all the armies temporarily guard the barriers and main roads, and must trap the Mani monsters in the puddles and lakes everywhere, so that they cannot get any supplement. Wait until I work together with Sizhou to completely solve the banditry in Hunan , everyone leave!"

"Yes, Heavenly King." All the generals responded and got up to leave at the same time.In the past few months, they have been given a lot of headaches by Zhong Xiang. The sergeant is tired and really needs to rest.Hearing that Wang Shen was coming, everyone was very happy.

"Lan Ruo, wait a moment."

"What's the order from foster father?" Chen Lanruo didn't say a word from the beginning to the end of this military meeting, and there was no expression on his face.

After all the generals retreated, Li Chengcai sighed: "Lan Ruo, why don't you know about the matter between you and Dao Si as a father. It's just that this year, the army is in a hurry, and I wait for the battlefield to fight for thousands of miles. There is no tomorrow today. The future is out of the question. However, a woman must have a home after all. This matter is also wrong for the father. He should have personally come forward to keep Wang Shen. Even if he can’t, he should ask you if he is willing. Come with him."

"It's just that when the Jurchen army came under the pressure, the situation was difficult, and my father lacked a hero like you, so I felt a little bit reluctant. Lan Ruo, you don't blame me, do you?"

Chen Lanruo gritted her teeth and said, "My adoptive father treats me with great kindness, how can I leave you? I only want to be by your side for the rest of my life, and charge forward for you. As for other things, I don't care about them."

"You, you, you are talking nonsense." Li Cheng sighed: "Lan Ruo, my father heard that although Wang Shen has no daughters by his side, he has never been married, which shows that he still has you in his heart. If he comes this time, you are willing to say for your father that you can’t bring up the old things again. When Zhong Xiang is wiped out, you can go back to Huangzhou with him, and you can’t make your family unable to reunite just because you don’t want to part with a general like you.”

"Father, my daughter will never leave you in this life. The past is over, so you don't need to persuade me anymore." Chen Lanruo shook her head.

"Hey, why bother, why bother, you go down and rest first."

When Chen Lanruo left, Li Cheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"The King of Heaven really wants to invite Wang Shen to come to Hunan to help in the war. This kid Wang Shen can understand. This man is ambitious, and the so-called etiquette, righteousness, and shame are as light as a feather in his heart. For the sake of his future, he can betray the master's family without hesitation. To Du Chong's family. When he was in Huangzhou, he treated the court officials as nothing, and Anlu and Ezhou said they would occupy them. This time he agreed to come to Dingzhou so readily and contribute his work, but it did not benefit him at all. The ghost knows what thoughts are in his heart, maybe he has the heart to covet Dingzhou. Don't forget, the person surnamed Wang is Du Chong's disciple, but now the king of heaven and Du Chong have a deep hatred that cannot be solved. So After all, Heavenly King and Wang Shen are enemies, not friends. Therefore, Heavenly King asked him to help in the battle, but I think it is a big mistake."

A voice sounded behind Li Cheng, and it was his mastermind Tao Zisi who came.

His eyes fell on Chen Lanruo's slim back in the distance, and he refused to take them back for a long time.

Li Cheng smiled: "Is it an enemy or not a friend? I have a good friendship with Wang Daosi, yes, he is a shrewd person. But I think Wang Shen is also a bloody man, so I believe him."

Seeing the dissatisfaction on Tao Zisi's face, Li Cheng's expression changed, and he said, "Besides, this matter is a military order to control Li Xianggong, who is in charge of Jinghu soldiers and horses. Speaking of which, I also belong to him. How dare you disobey an order. I heard that since Li Heng and Li Xianggong went to Huangzhou, my little friend Wang Shen has been evacuated. Haha, this Wang Daosi can defeat Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng within half a year. Kong Yanzhou and Li Hong's brains are amazing. He is indeed a young hero, and he must not accept it! He has Du Shu as a great backer in the court, and his future prospects will be limitless."

"To be honest, I really envy him a little bit. The weather, the location, and the harmony of people are all three. Unlike me and others, who have been traveling thousands of miles in Dajiang for the past year, the number of soldiers fighting less and less, and the strength is getting stronger and stronger. The weaker you are, the weaker you are. After finally arriving in Ding and Chen states, you want to live a peaceful life for a few days. But these two states have been devastated by Zhong Xiang and his monsters into thousands of miles of red land, and you can no longer raise soldiers. The situation in front of you is really suffocating. Haha, this time our little friend Wang Shenruo is here, I really want to see his heroic appearance on the battlefield."

Although Li Cheng's words were vague, Tao Zisi understood what he said, and his spirit was lifted suddenly: "Heavenly King, the reason why we have been pushed aside by various leading generals in the imperial court this year, and now we are even sent to Dingzhou In a barren and remote land, after all, there is still no one in the court. It is beneficial, but no one thinks of me and waits. Once there is a hard job, they ask us to contribute. Yes, Zhang Deyuan and Zhang Xianggong have power in the court and the public, and they are very popular. But after all, we don’t have the slightest affection for them. Now, Mr. Zhang is far away in Shaanxi, so he can’t take care of us. Mr. Li Heng and Mr. Li came to Jingchu empty-handed. It’s the time for employing people. See what his letter means to you, the king of heaven. It’s blue eyes. Although Li Xianggong is not high in rank, if he calms Jingchu, he will be reused by the court in the future. If we join his sect, we should have a good future."

"There is no way to stay here in Hunan. If we stay here for a day longer, our strength will be weakened a little more. You might as well take this opportunity to lead the army to Jianghan to survive." Tao Zisi's face was full of fierceness when he said this.

"Zi Si, what you said is a bastard." Li Cheng snorted, "Jiang Han is the base of little friend Wang Shen. What did I say in the past? This matter should not be mentioned again. What will our army do in the future? Let’s wait until Zhong Xiang’s monster is wiped out. I think, as long as I make great contributions to Li Xianggong, he will definitely give me an explanation.”

"Yes, this subordinate understands." Tao Zisi's eyes flashed brightly.

What he said just now has been blatant, why not take this opportunity to vote under Li Heng's family, and then use Li Heng's hand to occupy Jianghan in the name of the court.Originally thought that Li Cheng would fly into a rage and drive him out.

But looking at the current situation, Li Cheng just blamed himself a few words casually.This shows that I am afraid that Li Tianwang has already been tempted by his proposal.

Yes, the army has been relatively unlucky this year.After being recruited by the imperial court, there was great chaos south of the Yangtze River. Li Cheng's army moved thousands of miles away, and he made a lot of military achievements.But in the end, all the credit was either taken away by others, or completely ignored by the court.In the final analysis, it is because there is no backer in the court!
Li Heng and Wang Shen have turned their backs, and in the name of Li Heng and the court they took away Wang Shen's foundation and occupied the fertile land of Jianghan. Anyone would be tempted, even Li Tianwang.The only worry now is that Li Cheng really values ​​the so-called loyalty in the world, and he won't be able to get rid of it when the time comes.

However, this is all for the future. Tao Zisi still has confidence in his influence with Li Cheng.

After coming down, Tao Zisi also felt strange in his heart, couldn't help touching his forehead and thought: "What's wrong with me, why do I always want to win Wang Shen? Speaking of which, I only met him once. There is no festival... Could it be because of Chen Lanruo... No, no, it should be that I had a grudge with him first, and then there was Chen Lanruo..."

After thinking for a long time, Tao Zisi finally cleared his mind.All because of jealousy, yes, jealousy.At the beginning, Li Cheng attached great importance to the surname Wang, and wanted to recruit this person, and even handed over the main force of the Chinese army to him.

With Wang's talent and means, if he worked for Li Tianwang, he would have nothing to do with himself as a mastermind.

It was at that time that I regarded him as an enemy who could directly threaten my status.

It was also because he regarded him as an enemy that he wanted to marry Chen Lanruo and steal his woman.

But speaking of it, Chen Lanruo is a really nice woman!

Wang Shen, Wang Shen, since the king of heaven has acquiesced, let's see my method.

……

After leaving Li Cheng's residence, Chen Lanruo rode back to his residence with two guards.

All the way, she was silent.

Chen Lanruo's home was in the house of a rich man in the city. The original owner of the house was slaughtered by soldiers when Li Cheng and Li Tianwang entered Dingzhou to be honest and honest.

In troubled times, robbing and killing people has become the norm. This is the case when bandits come, and it is the same when officers and soldiers come.

At this moment, the mansion was empty and very silent.

As soon as he entered the yard, a servant girl rushed up to greet her, and quickly helped Chen Lanruo remove the armor on her body, and said in her mouth: "General, it's suddenly getting cold today, you're dressed so thinly, and you caught the cold carefully, hurry up , put on some clothes."

Chen Lanruo: "It's not cold, I'm in good health, I'm fine."

"Oh, the general's clothes are still wet, did it rain yesterday?" The maid named Qiuhua said repeatedly: "Why are you so careless about taking care of your body? Yes, the general's body is strong. But I heard people say No matter how good this woman's body is, she was lacking in qi and blood before. Especially in those few days of each month, if she catches cold, the root cause of the disease will fall. I didn't know it when I was young, but when I was over forty, I would have an attack , better be careful."

"Fighting on the battlefield, if today is not tomorrow, who cares about the future! Qiuhua, you really know a lot at such a young age!" Chen Lanruo snorted.

This little maid named Qiuhua has straight eyebrows and eyes. She was originally the concubine's son of the owner of this house. She can read and write, so she was born in a scholarly family.When Li Chengjun slaughtered her whole family, Chen Lanruo happened to come over to take care of the house. Seeing how pitiful she was, she stayed by her side to serve her.

The little girl is grateful to Chen Lanruo for saving her life, and she is also loyal to her master.

(End of this chapter)