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Chapter 388 Allies (asking for monthly tickets)

Are you willing to join Duke Taiping in attacking Jiang Su...

Even Chen Fubi, who was a hero in his lifetime, was still dazed when he saw this sentence. He raised his head and seemed to see the young figure reaching out his hand to him. Then he laughed and laughed out loud: "What a joke!"

"Tell him that Lord Taiping is no longer here."

"Qin Wu Hou has his own achievements, Qin Wu Hou has his own path, don't say such things anymore."

"There is only one Duke Taiping in the world."

"Just like there is only one Qin Wuhou in this world."

The Wolf King's internal energy burst out, and the letter was shattered directly by the earthquake. Then he stood up and cursed, "The young generation of boys should go back and do their own things. Jiang Su will not come. Even if Jiang Su comes, it will not be their turn to fight alongside me!"

Xiao Wuliang was silent, and said: "My Lord, the young master is here... do you want to meet him?"

Chen Fubi turned around and waved, saying, "It's annoying to see you, so don't see me."

"Let them go back to their own camp."

Li Guanyi and Chen Wenmian were ultimately unable to see the Wolf King. Chen Wenmian waited for the sun to rise and set, and finally remained silent for a long time. He pulled out the spear stuck in the ground, mounted his warhorse, moved his mount, and turned around and left with Li Guanyi.

What he didn't know was that in that camp, the old wolf had been watching his figure go away, without moving, until he disappeared from this world.

Chen Wenmian stood outside for a day and a night.

The wolf king watched him quietly inside all day and night.

Qin Wuhou secretly tried to join forces with Wolf King Chen Fubi, but was rejected.

To face Jiang Su, at least two top generals are needed. The Wolf King is not there, and the whale fisherman cannot be contacted in a short time. Li Guanyi is under great pressure, but his words and actions are as usual, which can calm people's hearts.

Meanwhile, in Ying State, the Wolf King and Li Guanyi all changed.

Lan Wendu's secret letter finally passed through numerous checkpoints at the fastest speed and appeared on the desk of Emperor Chen Dingye in Jiangzhou City of the Chen State. Chen Dingye looked at the many pieces of evidence passed by Lan Wendu, and immediately, boundless anger rose in his heart.

"Lu Youxian!"

"I trusted you so much, but you actually collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. You and that traitor Li Guanyi plotted against the Wolf King?!"

"Kill! Kill!"

The evidence was conclusive. Chen Dingye was so angry that he almost overturned the table. He wrote the imperial edict in one breath and almost pressed down the seal. He wanted to send someone to replace Lu Youxian and then bring this veteran general of the Chen State back!

He couldn't help but feel his emotions fluctuate violently.

He had to bear the terrifying oppressive feeling from the first divine general Jiang Su - the name of this divine general only sounded scary in the past, and Chen Dingye did not actually have a very real feeling about it.

It was not until this moment of confrontation with Jiang Su that I understood what it meant to be the best in the world.

The tremendous pressure that the front line seemed to collapse at any time almost made him breathless.

The rear continues to transport food, supplies, troops and logistics to the front.

The entire Chen Kingdom seemed to be crumbling. At this moment, Chen Dingye placed all his ambition on the battlefield in the Western Region and on the invincible Wolf King. On the day when the Wolf King was defeated, Chen Dingye locked himself in the house and fell into depression.

From a general perspective, the Wolf King is considered to be the strongest general of the Chen State and the only top commander.

Even if Chen Dingye was no longer the emperor, he would still protect the destiny of the Chen Kingdom.

In this regard, he and the Wolf King were on the same front.

The defeat of the Wolf King overturned all of this. Chen Dingye knew that the State of Chen had no hope in the world, and now in the chaos of war, the end was almost waiting for death. During that period of time, Chen Dingye was caught in a painful struggle and hatred for the past.

Why did they attack Duke Taiping?
Why did you believe in Ying State’s alliance proposal?

Why, why...

Things that happened in the past, those famous generals and legions that fell apart, were now like poisonous snakes gnawing at his heart. No one knew what the situation would be like now if he had not taken action against Duke Taiping, Yue Pengwu and others.

But because of this, there will be endless beautiful imaginations about the road without choice.

The more struggle and pain there is in this world.

The more beautiful and illusory the road that had not been chosen seemed, and in the midst of such pain, Lan Wendu's secret letter came back. So in Chen Dingye's eyes, the defeat and embarrassment at this moment were not just a problem of his original choice.

His pain and resentment, and his unwillingness to accept the reality.

There is a new outlet for emotions.

In his heart, the resentment towards himself that he had not even noticed was almost instantly transferred to the murderous intention towards the traitor Lu Youxian. It was you. If it weren't for you, the Wolf King would not have been defeated!

If it weren't for you, the State of Chen would still have hope in the world!
If you hadn't let Li Guanyi go three years ago!

At this moment, how could this happen?!

you--!
Chen Dingye put all his anger, arrogance, madness and murderous intent into this imperial edict. The emperors of the Chen State were all proficient in calligraphy and painting, and the imperial edict written by Chen Dingye at this moment, with its wild cursive calligraphy and splashed ink, was of the highest quality.

If he was not a king, this scroll of cursive calligraphy would be ranked among the top ten in history.

But he is the king.

This is evidence of rage.

Chen Dingye raised the seal that was already dipped in blood-colored ink, paused, and finally put it down. Chen Dingye's face became cold and quiet again, as if when he was writing the imperial edict, the powerless and furious Chen Dingye was also poured out by him.

“…How ridiculous.”

"If this imperial edict is left in the future, it will be ridiculed."

Chen Dingye sighed. He picked up the imperial edict that was about to sentence and detain Lu Youxian. He placed one end of the edict against the eternal lamp and ignited the edict with the flame of whale oil. The wild cursive calligraphy was burned to ashes.

"Lu Youxian, will you betray me?"

"Or is it Lan Wendu?"

Chen Dingye thought indifferently, but calmly wrote the second letter.

Chen Dingye didn’t know the problems on the front line, but he knew——

Lu Youxian did not necessarily betray the State of Chen.

However, if you change your commander right before a battle, your frontier will be lost!
His choice is already very clear.

Chen Dingye completed the second imperial edict in one go. He pressed the seal, put it away, and asked someone to deliver it with a flying eagle. Chen Dingye also brought the evidence sent by Lan Wendu, which proved that Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying and others on the front line had defected to Qin Wuhou in Anxi City.

He summoned veteran generals such as Ye Chongdao and Zhou Xianping to the palace for a banquet.

The two men were the commander of the Yechi Cavalry and the commander of the Zhou family's hook-and-sickle spear corps. When they saw the evidence, their faces changed drastically and sweat appeared on their foreheads. Ye Zhongdao, despite his serious injuries, stood up to apologize and personally attack his son.

Chen Dingye stopped them.

"What has your son's affairs got to do with you?"

"This secret letter was delivered back today, and it was only read by me. Apart from me, you are the only one left."

Chen Dingye's face took on an unusually pale color, and his black hair had turned half black and half white. A sense of hostility and the aura of a king gathered together in his body, like two lone dragons, devouring his vitality and energy in exchange for tremendous power.

Chen Dingye took the letter and threw it into the stove for warmth in early spring.

These secret letters were burned to ashes in front of Ye Zhongdao and Zhou Xianping.

Chen Dingye said: "Your children will naturally have their choices, but you and I have never doubted you... The world is so big, thank you for your help." He stood up and walked out. It was chilly in spring, and there was light snow. The palace was covered in snow.

Chen Dingye quietly watched the falling snow. After a long while, he said to himself:
"Brother, you displayed your divine power in the Western Regions in order to have a thorough and thorough battle on the battlefield in your final days... At this moment, what chances do you have of winning against the God of War?"

"The head of Wolf King Chen Fubi... is the head of the Wolf King who once intercepted the God of War Jiang Su. Even if we don't mention that you are going to attack Ying State's Xiyi City, just your life alone is such a great temptation to the God of War."

"In his eyes, there is no greater achievement than killing you and Duke Taiping."

"The pride of the God of War will definitely strike you, and you will certainly die under his gun..."

"It would be great if Lord Taiping were still alive."

"It's a pity that Lord Taiping is no longer here."

"But it's not a pity..."

Chen Dingye stretched out his hand, holding up the snowflakes one by one, with a hint of indifference and desolation in his eyes. When he looked down, he happened to see a cold and beautiful woman coming towards him. She was the eldest daughter of the Xue family, who was named a princess by him. She came here to visit Concubine Xue and the prince.

The prince is over two years old and is very naughty.

Xue Shuangtao bowed slightly and left slowly, not afraid.

Chen Dingye lowered his eyes, his pupils seemed to be filled with dark clouds, but this time, the poisonous dragon's fangs could not come out, because there was a beautiful woman behind Xue Shuangtao, who was dressed in plain clothes, holding a long sword, and had white hair on her temples. She walked past without looking around.

Chen Qingyan.

So the cold and sinister means that Chen Dingye had been preparing in his heart paused, and finally turned into a sigh. When Chen Qingyan walked past him, Chen Dingye said, "Sister, the plum blossoms in your little yard are blooming in spring."

"Maybe you can come back and have a look."

Chen Qingyan didn't turn around, but said calmly: "There is no one in the yard."

"You burn it."

"Nothing to see anymore."

He didn't look at Chen Dingye, but just followed Xue Shuangtao quickly.

Finally, the palace was covered with white snow. The guards and palace maids did not dare to disturb the emperor. They walked away from him, lowered their heads, and walked away quickly. Only Chen Dingye was alone, with his hands behind his back, standing in the heavy snow. Seeing the white snow covering the whole world, he smiled and said calmly:

“It’s snowing heavily.”

…………

By that day, Lu Youxian had already figured out the general situation in the city.

At least he had locked onto Lan Wendu's situation. Knowing that Lan Wendu must be a problematic traitor, Lu Youxian grasped the sword, drew it, and looked at his own eyes reflected in the sword with a sharp gaze.

"Lan Wendu will definitely frame me."

"At this critical moment, if he makes Your Majesty change his mind and temporarily replace the general, I will be in great danger--"

"Rather than being forced into a situation like Yue Pengwu."

"Use the sword to cut through adversity!"

"It's just a matter of death. How can we die at the hands of a scheming villain?"

A cold and stern look flashed in Lu Youxian's eyes.

Lan Wendu was drinking alone at that time, gathering his friends, scolding Lu Youxian for being a pedantic person, saying that if it weren't for his strategies, how could he have such a great reputation in the world? He even dared to point fingers at him.

Everyone else had benefited from him, and since this was a secret room, they all nodded in agreement and expressed their approval. As they were drinking happily, they suddenly heard a burst of noise. When they were confused, they saw a group of people walking towards them from the bottom of the pavilion.

They were all soldiers wearing armor, holding bows, crossbows and armor-piercing hammers.

He stepped forward, without saying a word, and two arrows were thrown. The scholars on both sides of Lan Wendu groaned and fell backwards. Lan Wendu woke up in an instant, and a chill came from behind him. With a thumping sound, Lu Youxian strode forward. He was wearing a suit of black scale armor, with an indifferent expression and holding a hammer in both hands.

Lu Youxian shouted loudly:
"Lan Wendu, you have colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, and sold out state secrets. You will be punished according to military law!"

"To be killed!"

Lan Wendu was furious: "Lu Youxian, tell me clearly, when will I ..."

He wanted to shout, but the bloody smell was spreading around him. For some reason, he didn't have the confidence to speak. Lan Wendu's heart was beating fast, and he was very angry.

I am the loyal minister, and Lu Youxian is the traitor!

But at this moment, his mind suddenly cleared up.

But what if I am really the traitor?
Or, why did it fall to this point?

His thoughts were changing. He was originally a hero of the time. Suddenly he recalled that all the changes started from the time he met the man named Wen Qingyu. At this moment, life and death, all kinds of events in the past suddenly came to his mind clearly, that smile, that calmness.

Life and death break the temptation of interests.

Lan Wendu regained his sanity. He now looked at his communication with Wen Qingyu from a bystander's perspective and suddenly felt a chill. At this moment, he suddenly understood how terrifying Wen Qingyu was.

It’s not that he is not good at taking care of himself!

He is almost the best self-seeking person in the world!
Wen Qingyu, Wen Qingyu... No, no, he is not Wen Qingyu.

He is the most mysterious and self-destructive one among the nine sons of the academy.

Wen Qingyu, how dare you bully me like this!
I treated you as a brother, but you...! ! !
You actually treated me as a discarded pawn from the beginning? Is the only difference between dying early or late, how I die, and at whose hands?
Lan Wendu shouted: "No, stop it, I didn't!"

Lu Youxian didn't listen. He stepped forward and hit Lan Wendu on the head with the hammer in his hand, shattering his skull. He fell to the ground on the spot, with blood and brain mixed together. Lu Youxian had a wooden face and swung the hammer, almost beating Lan Wendu into a pulp.

Lu Youxian spat into the pile of rotten meat and said disdainfully:
"The death of Duke Taiping was caused by the gossips of people like you."

"The country is in danger because of greedy people like you!"

"Deserves to be killed!"

Lu had the Duke of Taiping first, and Yue Pengwu was a lesson for us.

He is a calm and steady strategist, both in his personality and in his tactics.

Therefore, they took the initiative to attack and beat all of Lan Wendu's confidants to death.

Then he told everyone, "Today's incident was all done by me alone. When your Majesty accuses me of any crime in the future, you don't have to hide it. Just put all the blame on me. Your positions are lower than mine, and you are powerless to stop me from threatening you."

The other officers and generals all bowed their hands and said they dared not.

It was only on the third day.

Lu Youxian, who was mentally prepared, received a secret letter from Chen Dingye:

He was silent for a long time, stabilizing the situation in the city and arranging the follow-up military orders. Then he returned to the quiet room and unfolded the letter.

I had originally planned to reply to His Majesty with the tenacity of a tortoise shell, "A general is not bound by the king's orders when he is away from the court," but after opening the letter, I was slightly stunned.

Inside the secret letter was all of Lan Wendu's letter paper, without a single word touched. Along with the letter was a dagger, and when the scabbard was opened, the blade was still sharp.

There are letters of appointment and imperial edicts.

Chen Dingye was the first of Lu, and was promoted one level, with an additional fief of 300 households.

In response to Yu Lanwendu and Chen Dingye, there were only four words in their reply.

【You should take it yourself】!
Lu Youxian was moved. He looked at those pieces of letter paper. They were his words, his aura, and even the seals were so lifelike. All these added together made him doubt whether he was a traitor.

However, the instructions given by Emperor Chen, who was always considered by the world to be a man with only scheming and sneaky intentions but no ambition to be magnanimous and domineering, were like a sharp sword, shattering all the schemes of conspiracy and discord.

Lu Youxian stood up, holding the short sword in both hands, with a calm expression, and said:

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, I obey your orders!"

........................

Li Guanyi and Chen Wenmian returned, but they failed to get help from the Wolf King.

Unexpectedly, Lu Youxian suddenly came in person and brought a gift. The gift contained a box. After Li Guan opened it, his eyes narrowed slightly. Wen He, Yan Daiqing, and Po Jun all had changes in their minds.

Because inside the box was a human head that had been smashed beyond recognition.

It looked even worse after being pickled with lime.

Li Guanyi said: "General Lu, who is this person?"

Lu Youxian said woodenly, "It was my deputy general, Lan Wendu, who was trying to sow discord and cause chaos between Qin Wuhou and our country. I have already killed him with a hammer and cut off his head and sent it to you to thank you, my lord."

Back and forth, like a game of chess, the generals and counselors fought silently.

Li Guanyi replied, "Good at killing."

Lu Youxian said again:
"Apart from this one thing, I came here for another thing."

Li Guanyi closed the box, pushed it to the side, and said:
"General Lu, please speak."

Lu Youxian looked serious and said, "Our country is willing to form an alliance with Qin Wuhou."

"Let's discuss Jiang Su together!"

Pojun and Li Guanyi were both a little surprised.

After the Wolf King refused to join forces.

The State of Chen, which had the most conflicts and hatred with Li Guanyi, actually came to further form an alliance and attack Jiang Su. It is really difficult to evaluate the alliances in the chaotic times.

Li Guanyi felt that when he thought the situation couldn't get any more tense.

All the heroes and enemies in the world will tell him.

No, it can be even tighter.

For example, right now——

A place that everyone ignored made a solemn move. Li Guanyi lowered his eyes, looked at Lu Youxian, and said, "We have received General Lu's covenant, but we also need to consider whether to form an alliance."

Lu Youxian was silent. He said, "My Lord, and Your Highness, you can take your time to think about it. However, the situation in the world is turbulent, and the opportunity for war is fleeting. Jiang Su is terrible. As His Majesty, I only have one message for you two."

He raised his head and looked at the young Qin Wuhou and the prince in white robe.

Lu Youxian was in a trance.

This chaotic world is really absurd. They are no longer the same as they once thought: the two young generals who should have been the defense line of Chen and the most outstanding successors of Da Chen.

At this moment they are all in the direction of hostility.

Li Guanyi said: "Chen Dingye, if you have anything to say, please speak up."

Lu Youxian said softly:

"My emperor will personally split open the curtain of troubled times."

"This alliance is no longer the balance of power of the past, nor is it the so-called balance of power. In fact, you two have no choice but to agree. If you don't want to see the fleeting opportunity of attacking Ying State disappear in an instant, then -"

"Have to go to the Alliance!"

After leaving this sentence, Lu Youxian left. His steps were strong and steady. Li Guanyi and Chen Wenmian were thinking about the so-called inevitable alliance, and both of them did not believe it.

But on the second day, a piece of news spread throughout the world.

Not only Li Guanyi and Chen Wenmian, but even Jiang Su, Jiang Wanxiang, and Chen Fubi who were on the march heard the news. It was news that could turn the entire battle situation around.

On the northern battlefield, the morale of the State of Chen was high and it had suppressed the State of Ying!

The soldiers fought bravely and the general was selfless.

They were extremely brave and pushed the battle line forward a hundred miles.

Just because of one thing.

Replace the main general.

This time, the commander's flag above the central army was fluttering, embroidered with golden patterns, and had a majestic and domineering charm, which made the morale of the entire Chen State front line continue to rise, reaching an incredible level.

Emperor Chen Dingye——leads the army in person!
The morale of the Chen army was high, and on the fierce battlefield, Chen Dingye, wearing the armor of Chen Baxian, Duke of Chen, holding a spear, riding on a fire lion horse, with a calm gaze as he watched the battlefield in the northern frontier where snowflakes were falling.

There was indifference, loneliness, calmness and determination in his eyes.

Wolf King Chen Fubi is a famous general in the world and a hero of the world. For the military god Jiang Su, this is an absolutely attractive trophy and the supreme military achievement.

Because the Wolf King once joined forces with the Duke of Taiping to stop Jiang Su's troops, even if we ignore the strategic value and even if Chen Fubi has no intention of breaking through the border of Ying State, the Wolf King can still attract Jiang Su to go and attack in person.

If the Wolf King wants to successfully break through the Xiyi City of Ying State and seize the border of Ying State, Jiang Su must be restrained. If the Wolf King wants to restrain Jiang Su, the world's number one general, and divert his attention from the Wolf King, and eliminate the huge threat, there is only one way -

A battlefield more valuable than the Wolf King Chen Fubi!

Emperor Chen led the army in person. If he did not personally stop it, Ying would even lose its borders when Chen's morale was soaring. Is this a threat? And does sacrificing one's life count as a military achievement?

Chen Dingye's mouth curled up into a smile. He had an indifferent and cold feeling on his body. The ruthless man raised the spear in his hand and pointed it forward. The snowflakes fell from the sky. Chen Fubi whispered, "What a heavy snow!"

"It's a good time to be buried."

"Who will take this wonderful head?!"

"The opportunity to kill the emperor of a country, Jiang Su, will you refuse this feat?"

Chen Dingye's voice became louder and he said:
"Soldiers of the State of Chen, I am with you today."

"Long live the Great Chen!"

"Long live the soldiers of the Chen State!"

In response, the soldiers shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty is victorious!"

Chen Dingye pointed his spear forward: "Start the battle!"

The army formation was deployed in layers, and the cold snow in the north hit his face. Chen Dingye held the spear and drove his horse forward, exposing himself to a dangerous place.

The flags are flying high, and I am used as bait to lead the world into a turbulent situation.

"Fubi Chen..."

Chen Dingye rode his horse on the battlefield and said softly:
"I don't owe you anything!"

(End of this chapter)