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"The military governor marched into Yongzhou for the entire northwest and was determined to win, but I and the Taiwei Mansion both took the preservation as the top priority. Just by comparison of this courage, we lost the strategy of Yongzhou.

Because even if the military governor returns this time, he will make a comeback next time. If the Taiwei still just sticks to it, he will eventually be unable to escape the fate of changing the leader of Yongzhou.

So, from the beginning, Yongzhou had already lost in its strategic layout. The only turnaround was to let you bury your military governor in this Yongzhou area. Only then will you survive this disaster safely, but unfortunately..."

Xu Zhao smiled bitterly and shook his head, his face full of loneliness, and finally he coughed gently and sighed.

Liu Ce said: "No matter what, I still admire General Xu very much. Now that the situation in Yongzhou has been settled, what are General Xu's plans?"

Xu Zhao replied: "What else can you plan? If the military governor is willing to let me go, I will use this broken body to travel through the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Central Plains.

I have been fighting for the Li family for half my life. It is time to take a break. After a few years, I can't walk, so I will go back to Yongzhou to open a private school to spend the rest of my life..."

Xu Zhao is a smart man. He knows that Liu Ce will never kill him because Liu Ce is a very ambitious hero who will not do such a mindless thing.

"General Xu, are you so willing to leave your armor and return to the land?" Liu Ce advised, "I heard that General Xu's lifelong wish was to regain Liangzhou and unify the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains again. Is it necessary to give up before I realize my wish?"

Xu Zhao was silent for a moment and smiled loudly: "Since the military governor said this, are you still worried that the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains are not complete?"

Liu Ce was stunned, Zheng Zhengdi looked at Xu Zhao, and nodded involuntarily for a long time: "Of course, this military governor will definitely send troops to attack Qiang, and will get back the humiliation that has been added to the people of the Central Plains in the past few decades!"

Xu Zhaohe glanced down: "So, what else should I worry about? I just sit and watch the day when you restore the land of Yongliang!

By the way, I came to look for the military governor today. I want to ask, "You really let Tian Yan let Tian Yu's army do it?"

Liu Ce said: "This is the condition that the younger generation promised them, so they naturally have to keep their promises. Besides, the Li family hates the two generals for destroying their families. How can they not repay them as sons? Could it be that General Xu wants to plead for the Li family?"

Xu Zhao stopped: "No, I have served the Li family for more than 30 years, and I have been doing my best to be kind and righteous. What's more, I am now alone and will not plead for the Li family.

However, Governor, please restrain Tian Yan and Xia Yu. The female members of the Li clan were all humiliated by his subordinates. I would rather give them a happy life..."

Liu Ce thought about it and said to Xu Zhao: "Thank you, General Xu, reminds me that I have a sense of responsibility. After today, I will negotiate with the two generals..."

Xu Zhao got up and coughed a few times, leaned on a crutch and said, "Okay, Governor, I will take my leave first..."

"Does General Xu really not want to stay in the army?" Liu Ce asked.

Xu Zhao bowed and bowed: "No, since the military governor is unwilling to kill me, I simply let me live a few days of leisure, and the military governor is in charge of Yongzhou. I feel relieved and say goodbye..."

Liu Ce replied, "Since General Xu has made up his mind, I will no longer force others to do anything. I will go and chat with General Xu when I have time. Please give me some advice on how to use military force."

Xu Zhao smiled lightly: "Mr. Military Governor is so serious. The so-called way of using troops is to respect strength, and everything else is just a means of adding icing on the cake..."

Liu Ce's mouth raised lightly, and then he saluted Xu Zhao solemnly: "General Xu, please be sure to take care of your health!"

"Sir, the military governor, I will say goodbye..." Xu Zhao nodded and retreated from the Taiwei Mansion.

After Xu Zhao left, Jiao Luo came to Liu Ce, looked at Xu Zhao's back coldly, and said to Liu Ce: "Mr. Military Governor, do you want to find an opportunity to kill him?"

When Liu Ce heard this, he took a deep breath, tied the cloak hanging on his shoulder sideways for Jiaoluo, and said to him earnestly: "If you don't know how to speak, you'd better not say it. No one will think you are mute, and don't guess what others are thinking. Just do your responsibilities well, do you understand?"

"Yeah..." Jiao Luo nodded honestly and responded.

Liu Ce tied his cloak, chuckled, patted Jiao Luo's shoulder, and then strode out of the Taiwei Mansion.

"The weather is good, it's rare..."

Looking at the clear sky, Liu Ce couldn't help but sigh.

...

On April 29th, Xijun City...

When Li Ji finally arrived at his destination, there were only eight guards and one housekeeper, a total of ten people left by his side, and even the carriage was gone.

However, the gate of the Xijun Fortress did not open because of Li Ji's arrival, which made Li Ji feel a little suspicious and anxious. He kept urging the defending soldiers to negotiate with Bian Rong and let him in...

At this moment, Bian Rong and Gongsun Yu were in the county magistrate's office, and carefully discussed whether to join Liu Ce or continue to be loyal to him.

Xu Wei's messenger Li Ji arrived in Xijun one day in advance. Bian Rong, who received a letter of persuasion, looked at the series of conditions issued above and had already explained the current situation in Yongzhou, and his heart began to shake.

Just now that Li Ji arrived, he didn't know what to do for a moment, so he simply discussed countermeasures with Gongsun Yu.

Gongsun Yu smiled and said, "Border County Magistrate, my subordinates want to ask you? If you continue to serve the Grand Marshal, what benefits can you get?

Once the Taiwei enters the Xijun, you will definitely lead your troops to continue fighting with Liu Ce. Then, then General Bian thinks that he has the chance of winning against Liu Ce?

If you take a step back, what kind of benefits will the Taiwei give you when Liu Ce is defeated and Yongzhou is recovered? With the county magistrate's understanding of the Li family, will they admit that this is your merit?"

Bian Rong paved back and forth in the house after hearing this, and sighed helplessly: "The overall situation in Yongzhou has been decided, don't say that I am not Liu Ce's opponent,

Even if they defeated Liu Ce and helped the Taiwei take back Yongzhou, they would not be able to tolerate me. However, the Li family is a prominent clan that has been entrenched in Yongzhou for many years. I, alas..."

Gongsun Yu continued: "The county magistrate does not need to sigh. Since you also know that helping the Li family is not good for you, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, then do you still have to choose?

The military governor has occupied almost all provinces and lands in the north, and its power is at its peak. Since the Li family passed by Li Xian brothers, they are like rotten wood.

As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to live in. Those who know the times are heroes. Why should the county magistrate be bothered by this? It is better to take Li Ji's head directly and present it to the military governor to express his feelings..."

"This...is probably inappropriate..."

When he heard that he had let him kill Li Ji, Bian Rong was suddenly a little timid. The Li family's prestige in Yongzhou was extraordinary. If he did this, he caused a rebound, he really didn't know how to end the scene.

When Gongsun Yu saw Bian Rong hesitating, his pupils suddenly turned cold: "Mr. County Magistrate, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, let alone if you don't kill Li Ji, will he let you go in the future? Some things should be cut off if they should..."

Bian Rong said: "This matter is extraordinary, let me think about it carefully..."

Such a mother-in-law's attitude made Gongsun Yu very unhappy, but seeing Bian Rong performing a deep thoughtful attitude, he quickly calmed down his inner emotions and said lightly:

"Since the county magistrate dare not attack Li Ji, my subordinates suggest that he simply hand him over to the military governor to give him the blame. In this way, the county magistrate will also be free from the psychological burden. What do you think?"

Bian Rong nodded: "Okay, just act according to the sir!"

"Then the county magistrate, please welcome the Grand Marshal into the city as soon as possible. Time has been delayed for a long time. If this continues, if the Grand Marshal wants to be suspicious, it will be troublesome..." Gongsun Yu reminded again.

Bian Rong responded and immediately shouted outside the door: "Quickly open the city gate and welcome the Taiwei into the city. In addition, order the meal shop to prepare a banquet to enter the city!"

Soon, Li Ji and his party entered the Xijun city gate. As soon as they arrived at the county magistrate's mansion, Li Ji asked in a slight manner: "Bian Rong, why did you leave this Taiwei outside the city for so long? What's your intention?"

Bian Rong hurriedly bowed and said, "The Grand Marshal calmed down. His subordinates just ordered people to prepare meals. For a moment, they forgot to call people to welcome the Lord into the city. Please forgive me..."

"Hmph..." Li Ji snorted coldly, sat directly in front of the chief of the mansion and continued, "I asked you, more than ten commands to send troops back to Qinzhou, why didn't you do anything? Could it be that you have not received the letter from this commander?"

Bian Rong said respectfully: "Master Taiwei, the Xia people in Liangzhou have been very unusual recently. Yuan Tianhao is seriously ill. The defense of his country's border has been strengthened. His subordinates have to guard against..."

"Is Yuan Tianhao sick?" Li Ji was slightly stunned and asked again, "Even if he is sick, so what? Xia Kingdom and the Li family have lived in peace for more than ten years. Will they send people to invade the territory?"

Bian Rong replied: "The Taiwei said very well, but his subordinates are only a county magistrate. They must be careful in everything. If there is a good or bad person in the West County, how can they be worthy of the General's explanation..."

"General's explanation? Humph!" Li Ji's eyes became extremely cold when he heard this. "In your eyes, I'm afraid that you only know that there is a general, but you don't know that there is a Grand Marshal?"

Bian Rong hurriedly knelt down and said, "Don't rest assured, I definitely don't mean this. I am loyal to the Taiwei..."

Li Ji raised his hand and said, "Get up, this Taiwei has no intention of blaming you. You must know a little about the situation in Yongzhou. Now the Japanese Taiwei is here to lead your troops to recover Yongzhou. You can quickly mobilize your troops and no longer refuse!"

"As for the order!" Bian Rong stood up and saluted, "I will go and guide the troops later. The Taiwei is exhausted all the way, so I ask the Taiwei to eat first..."

After saying that, Bian Rong ordered people to deliver all the prepared wine to Li Ji's case.

Li Ji was indeed hungry, so he quickly pulled off a chicken leg and started eating...

After a meal, Li Ji wiped his mouth and suddenly said, "Come and ink, I want to write a letter to Xia Guo and ask him to send troops to help me fight back Liu Ce!"

Bian Rong was shocked: "Master Taiwei, what did you say? You want to ask the Xia people to borrow troops?"

Li Ji nodded: "Yes, the people in Xijun alone are still unable to defeat Liu Ce. Only by asking for help from Xia people can you have a full chance of winning. Now... I... I am the Taiwei..."

As he spoke, Li Ji suddenly felt dizzy and fell on the table before he finished speaking.
Chapter completed!