Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Outside the city, Li Ziyan led his troops a hundred miles out of the city gate. The Northern Mongolian army was already five hundred miles away from the city gate. Mo Yu said, "Sir, are we really going to fight since we are so close?"

Li Ziyan looked at Mo Yu: "Do you think I'm a fake fighter?" Mo Yu said nothing. Li Ziyan snorted coldly: "I don't like the Seventh Prince who leads the Northern Mongolian army."

Fei Zhou asked, "So you plan to capture the leader first?" Li Ziyan whispered, "You go?" Mo Yu asked again, "What do you plan to do, sir?"

Li Ziyan looked ahead and said, "Use your aura to scare them away." Mo Yu panicked, "Sir, no wonder the Marquis said he wouldn't let you go to the battlefield. You don't have any experience in fighting. Apart from your martial arts skills, you're only suitable to be a civil servant."

Li Ziyan coughed lightly and ignored Mo Yu. He looked at the Seventh Prince of Northern Mongolia in front of him and rode his horse forward a few steps: "Are you the Seventh Prince of Northern Mongolia, Kelermu?"

Keleermu patted his chest and said, "It's me. Who are you? When did Lucheng have a city-protecting county magistrate who is still wet behind the ears?" Li Ziyan played with his spear and said, "No, it's the county magistrate who is still wet behind the ears but can send you back home. I told Li Ziyan to remember this name."

After hearing this, Keleermu said, "Li! I once heard my father mention a man with the surname Li and another with the surname Zhao, Li Yin and Zhao Nian. My father lost to these two three times and he admired them very much. Today, your surname is also Li."

After hearing this, Li Ziyan smiled and said, "What a coincidence, your father lost to my father and my father-in-law three times, and this time you met his son."

"Li Yin, the Marquis of Guangping, does have a son, but I heard that he is a romantic, cynical and unruly young man. You are not like that. You are full of vigor and vitality, and you are dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse. How can you be like him?"

Keleermu was a little unconvinced, but Li Ziyan smiled and said, "People change. I didn't expect that I used to have such a bad reputation. But thanks to my wife, I have become what I am now and I am so impressive to you."

Keleermu said, "It seems that your wife is also a remarkable person, who can change a dandy boy into this. You just said that Zhao Nian is your father-in-law, so his daughter Zhao Junning, the lady from a well-off family who has been well-behaved since childhood, the talented woman of Wei, must be your wife, right? I admire her very much. If you marry her, you two are made for each other."

Li Ziyan muttered quietly, "I didn't expect that Jun Ning's reputation is known to everyone in Beimeng, and he has such a good impression. My Jun Ning is amazing. I like his match made in heaven."

Li Ziyan responded: "Thank you for the compliment, but we have to fight now. Your admiration will have to wait until after the battle." Keleermu looked behind Li Ziyan: "You have so few soldiers, are you sure you can win?" Li Ziyan looked behind him: "I think we can."

On the tower, Zhao Junning and others looked at Li Ziyan and Kelermu in the distance. Zhao Junning clenched her palms. Zhou Aoyang and Xu Wenhe asked Lin Muchen beside them: "Li Ziyan and the Seventh Prince have been chatting for so long, are they still going to fight?"

Yuan Xinghui looked at Zhao Junning who was sweating all the time and said, "Junning, are you okay?" Zhao Junning took a breath and said, "I'm fine, but Zi Yan was too risky to do this. He was surrounded by the enemy and was surrounded by them if he wasn't careful."

Xu Wenhe rubbed his eyes after hearing this: "Inside the circle? Aren't the armies facing each other head on?" Zhao Junning said: "The Seventh Prince set up an ambush in advance. Look carefully at Zi Yan and the army. He knew there was an ambush but still went in and gambled with his life."

Xu Wenhe looked carefully and was also worried about Li Ziyan: "What should we do?" Zhou Aoyang said: "Li Ziyan always surprises people." Lin Muchen said: "Believe that Ziyan is so smart."

At this time, a man in the forest was making a gesture of preparation. Zhao Junning saw it and stretched out his hand: "Give me the bow and an arrow." Li Ziyan glanced around and continued to look at Kelermu and said: "Three thousand soldiers and horses, you dare not take a step forward? I heard that the Seventh Prince is brave and good at fighting. Why don't you dare to fight against my three thousand soldiers and horses who can't fight?"

Klermu made a gesture behind his back, and the soldiers and horses around him began to pick up their weapons. Li Ziyan was not afraid at all. Mo Yu and Fei Zhou were already nervous. Mo Yu leaned close to Fei Zhou and asked, "Young Master, are you afraid that you won't die fast enough?" Fei Zhou also replied in a low voice, "I don't know, but you never do anything without confidence."

Li Ziyan's voice became louder. "If you don't mind, you can come with me to the city. Three thousand soldiers will escort you into the city."

On the tower, Zhao Junning put away his bow and arrow after hearing this, and said with a low laugh: "Wenhe beats the drum, Zhou Aoyang tells the soldiers guarding the tower to prepare to open the city gate and hide without making any noise."

Although Xu Wenhe didn't understand, he followed his instructions and started beating the drum. Kelermu was unsure when he heard the drumbeats, and waved his hands behind his back, causing the northern Mongolian troops hiding nearby to lay down their weapons and retreat.

Li Ziyan curled his lips and smiled, "Seventh Prince, what's wrong? You don't want to?" Kelermu saluted and said, "Young Marquis, I thank you for your kindness, but I am not used to your wine. Today is the first time we meet. When you are ready, we will fight." Then he waved his hand and said to the people beside him, "Set up camp a hundred miles away."

Li Ziyan nodded and turned back to the city. When he arrived at the city gate, Li Ziyan got off his horse. Zhao Junning, who was guarding the city gate, saw Li Ziyan walking towards her. She approached Zhao Junning and said, "How was I just now?"

Zhao Junning slapped Li Ziyan and said, "Are you going to die? Aren't you afraid of facing an army of 100,000?" Li Ziyan smiled and said, "I'm not afraid if my wife is watching me from the tower."

Then he held Zhao Junning's hand and walked towards the city. Suddenly he was about to fall down, but Zhao Junning held him up. Lin Muchen, Xu Wenhe, Zhou Aoyang, Yuan Xinghui, Lin Hai and others were frightened. Zhao Junning asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you hurt?"

Li Ziyan's voice was a little shaky: "I... my legs are a little weak." Zhou Aoyang and Xu Wenhe sneered, and Xu Wenhe said with a smile: "Li Ziyan, you were brave enough just now that we couldn't tell you were afraid."

Li Ziyan held Zhao Junning's shoulders. His legs were still weak and he limped up the tower. When he got inside the tower, Zhao Junning let go of Li Ziyan's hand. Li Ziyan immediately squatted on the ground. "Since Lord Li is so brave, you don't need to lead troops in the future. Just go alone. You went forward knowing there was an ambush. Today is Kelermu, he is not sure. If he thinks that you want to make me a widow, Li Ziyan, then you should work harder."

Everyone saw that Zhao Junning was really angry, and they all walked out of the door, leaving the two alone. As they were talking, Zhao Junning started to cry and sat on a stool crying like a child. Li Ziyan panicked, "Junning, I'm sorry, don't cry, I won't cry again next time, next time I will be prepared, today was an emergency."

Zhao Junning cried, "Do you want to do it again?" Li Ziyan explained hurriedly, "No, no, no, I will be very careful and cautious in the future and not let you worry. Don't cry."

Zhao Junning wiped away her tears, "You are just a newborn colt, not afraid of anything and rushing forward. You are facing an old wolf who has been through many battles. Do you know how scared I was when I saw you and the Northern Mongolians around you on the tower just now? I told you not to be reckless and to be careful. I know you are smart and you must be sure of it, but if Kelermu doesn't think twice this time, you will be finished."

Li Ziyan wiped the tears from Zhao Junning's face: "I was in a hurry today, so I discussed with you that I won't do that again in the future." Li Ziyan hugged Zhao Junning to comfort her. The two walked out of the door and everyone looked at them with smiles. Zhao Junning was a little shy: "What are you doing..."

Xu Wenhe stepped forward and said, "Jun Ning, don't be sad. Next time Li Ziyan does something so brutal, I will beat him up for you." Zhou Aoyang raised his hand: "And me, I will help you beat him up too." Zhao Jun Ning was amused, and everyone laughed together on the city wall, with the setting sun shining down.

At night, outside the city, in the Beimeng camp, "My Lord, when do you plan to attack the city?" Kelermu thought, "Wait a minute. My father lost once before. This time we are facing that man's son and daughter. It is said that the daughter of the general surnamed Yuan is also here. The descendants of those three are all in Lucheng. The descendants of great generals are all powerful people and should not be underestimated."

The young general beside Kerelmu said, "Your Majesty, those are just their descendants. Their descendants have never been to the battlefield. Don't worry about it. You are the most brave and skilled warrior in our Northern Mongolia." Kerelmu looked at Anidimu beside him and asked, "What do you think, military advisor?"

"This Li Ziyan I met today is indeed a powerful man. I saw a very attractive power in him. From his words, I can hear that his intelligence is the best among all the talents we have seen in Wei. If he leads troops to fight, he will not be inferior to his father. If he is a civil official, Wei will truly usher in a prosperous era."

Keleermu lowered his head and said nothing for a long time, "So the more powerful people are, the more they cannot be kept. I am the Seventh Prince. Tell them to have a good rest tomorrow and attack the city the next day. I want to make Wei less talented."