Due to the daytime defeat, the camping of the new army in Tongzhou outside Luoyang City was in a sad and solemn atmosphere. Located in the commanding camp in the center of the camp, Li Zhizao carefully picked up his official seal and pressed it hard on the written memorial. A blood-red seal was stamped on the memorial full of Li Zhizao's apology.

"Come here, send this 500 miles to the capital!" Li Zhizao shouted to the personal soldiers outside the door.

After hearing Li Zhizao's shouts, the curtain of the camp was lifted up, and then a soldier came in and walked straight to Li Zhizao to take the memorial handed over by Li Zhizao, and then retreated without saying a word.

Seeing the memorial being sent away, Li Zhizao's spirit of forced attack suddenly became depressed. Thinking that the rebels easily tore through the defense line of the car camp, Li Zhizao always felt that he had cut a few sharp blades in his heart. Thinking of the soldiers who died in the war, Li Zhizao suddenly felt that the eyes were black. Everything was his fault. If he hadn't been too hasty, how could so many young lives be ruined in vain? I regret it!

Thinking of this, Li Zhizao sighed long, stood up with all his might, walked out of the camp. It was already dark and the sky was dewy. Li Zhizao's listless expression was blown by the cool breeze, and his expression suddenly became vibrated.

"Sir!" Several personal soldiers outside the tent saw Li Zhizao walking out of the tent and hurriedly came forward.

Li Zhizao looked at these personal soldiers, then looked towards the camp of the Second Battalion of the First Division, and whispered: "Go over there and take a look!"

Those personal soldiers have been serving Li Zhizao for a long time. They know that Li Zhizao is an official who is extremely strict on the outside but is actually very caring about the soldiers. At this moment, they must have wanted to see the wounded soldiers. However, due to the limited medical technology of the Ming Dynasty, especially the limited surgical technology, the night after the war was the time for a large number of wounded soldiers to die. The personal soldiers obviously did not want Li Zhizao to see these situations. One of the personal soldiers said: "Sir, it's getting late, and maybe there will be war tomorrow. You should go to bed earlier. You should rest earlier. Other adults over there will be arranged!"

After hearing this, Li Zhizao said desolately: "I still have to go and see. Although death on the battlefield is inevitable, there are so many casualties today, so many people are not doing well, so I, the commander, do not have the courage to go and see?" After that, he ignored the reaction of his personal soldiers and walked towards the other side.

"grown ups!"

Li Zhizao turned around and looked, but it was not the voice of his own soldiers, but the sound of him came from another direction. After a while, a hundred households guarding the gate ran to Li Zhizao and whispered: "Sir, there was a person outside the gate who claimed to be a famous Luoyang scholar, Feifiji, and he wanted to meet him!"

Li Zhizao was puzzled. He had never been to Luoyang. How could he know if Feifiji was a famous scholar in Luoyang? But this person still had to see him so late. Could it be...

A thought flashed through Li Zhizao's mind and then asked, "What else does this person say?"

The hundred-family replied respectfully: "Sir, in addition to talking about this, this Feifiji also said that he will definitely meet him!"

"How many people are coming?" Li Zhizao continued.

"There seems to be another guard in charge of his safety in addition to this Feifiji!" replied the Baihu.

Li Zhizao frowned, and then asked, "I asked you, what do you think of this person?"

The hundred-household household was embarrassed, thought for a moment and replied: "From the years of experience of the Xiaguan, this Feifiji is definitely not a civil servant, let alone a military officer. It is very likely to be a scholar who is well-read in poetry and books."

Li Zhizao couldn't think of any flaws, so he asked, "Where is that guard?"

The hundred-hun thought carefully and replied, "Sir, because it was night, the lights were not very clear, and the guard had been hiding behind Feifiji and looked at me with his face sideways, so he couldn't see clearly. However, the official said that this person must be pretending, because this guard looked pampered and used to being generous. Although he was strong and probably had some martial arts skills, he had rarely exercised in recent years, so he became a little fat! As a guard who saved his life, how could he have such fatness!"

Li Zhizao was even more clear when he heard the thought in his heart, and then asked: "Think about it, how tall is that guard!"

"It's almost the same as the lower-ranking officials!" The hundred-household gestured to him. Li Zhizao looked at the hundred-household and said with a smile: "Things of the world are unpredictable. Today, there are distinguished guests. I should treat them well! Go back and lead these two people in. Remember, don't let people see them, secretly lead them in. Do you understand!"

The Baihu was also a smart character. He guessed the general situation in a few words. His eyes lit up and he replied: "Don't worry, sir, the lower official knows how to deal with it. The lower official will secretly take these two people to the central army tent!" After that, he turned around and left.

Seeing the hundred households leaving, Li Zhizao turned around and walked towards his camp. While walking, he said to the personal soldiers beside him: "The distinguished guest is here. Hurry up and prepare some things to entertain them, and then recruit the various generals and deputy generals to the marching tent. I guess there will be something important to give me!"

The butter candles in the tent were lit brightly, and a pot of charcoal fire was placed in the center of the tent, with a pot of wine on it! Li Zhizao sat upright on the main seat, staring at the curtain of the tent waiting for the distinguished guests to come in. At this time, the sound of the hundred households just now came from outside the door.

"We are waiting for you two in the tent now! Please come in!"

While speaking, two people appeared on the curtain of the tent. Then the curtain was lifted and the two came in. Li Zhizao stood up and pointed at the two stools opposite and said, "You are here, please sit down!"

Feifeiji obviously has a strong mental quality. After hearing Li Zhizao's words, he sat towards the seat without thinking. Instead, the guard next to him was a little hesitant, but when he saw Feifeiji's movements, he also sat down. The seat was opposite Li Zhizao, and the middle was just separated by the burning charcoal fire.

Li Zhizao looked at the two people opposite. They were the same as the hundred-household described. Fei Fiji was obviously dressed as a scholar, and the guard did not look pampered. He was confused in his heart and said with a smile: "The two of you are anxious to see me late at night, I don't know what it takes to do!"

After hearing this, Fei Fiji said calmly: "I come late at night and do things that I can't do during the day. I can't say that I have to discuss some things with the adults!"

Li Zhizao thought to himself that this person was indeed a famous scholar, and he spoke with a sense of arrogance. He smiled and said, "I think this person is the famous scholar of Luoyang, Mr. Fei!" The word "全威" is still very important.

Fei Fiji snorted coldly and was about to fight back, but Li Zhizao continued: "I am open and honest, why are there anything that cannot be done during the day? Mr. Fei's words are new!"

However, Fei Fiji's face did not change color and said calmly: "There are many things that open and honest people will do only at night, not to mention that adults are not doing well during the day today!"

Seeing that Fei Fiji deliberately said to his pain, Li Zhizao also smiled and said, "There is nothing good or bad. Anyway, Luoyang City will be defeated by his own official sooner or later. It is not a big deal to fail occasionally. Since Mr. Fei is a famous scholar in Luoyang, can't he see this? Is the so-called literati just writing poetry and essays and doing some vassal and elegant things?"

Fei Feiji was about to say, "I..." However, he was interrupted by the guard beside him. The guard said, "Mr. Fei, I have something to discuss with Lord Li today, not to argue about these useless topics!"

"Who is this?" Li Zhizao asked when he saw the guard speak.

"It's just a servant!" Feifiji replied immediately.

After hearing this, Li Zhizao laughed, pointed to the guards beside Feifeiji and said, "Servant! The dignified Luoyang garrison General Liu Sangdu, and the rebel Minister of War, are actually a servant!"

When Liu Sangdu saw that Li Zhizao knew his identity, he said readily: "That's right, I am Liu Sangdu. I'm here to meet the adults today. As for the others, I will only talk about one condition below. If you agree to this condition, you can agree to the others!"

Li Zhizao was regretful after hearing Liu Sangdu's words. He thought that the local generals who defeated his Tongzhou New Army today were talented, but now it seems that he was defeated by such a person, which is a shame! He had a good negotiation and the trump card was shown to him. He just thought that if he negotiated with Feifiji today, it would be a difficult battle. It seems that things are always unexpected. At this time, Li Zhizao looked at Feifiji and saw a hint of contempt on Feifiji's face. He smiled and said, "General Liu, but it's okay. As long as the conditions allow, I agree, but the conditions are very harsh. General Liu must be prepared!"

Liu Sangdu originally brought Feifiji to negotiate terms, but Liu Sangdu, who was eager to achieve success, left Feifiji aside and started talking about it himself.

"As long as the lord agrees to the conditions of the lord, I will follow the lord's orders in everything!"

Li Zhizao was quite satisfied with this condition, and the only thing he had to listen to Liu Sangdu's condition was: "Tell me your conditions!"

Although Liu Sangdu is a cunning man, he is in flattery, but he is not good at speaking. So he said: "The conditions for a subordinate official are very simple. As long as the adults can ensure that the interests of the subordinate are not infringed!"

Li Zhizao smiled and said, "After the deal, I asked the emperor for an order to ensure that the emperor is not involved in this matter, but the emperor's opinions cannot be changed."

Liu Sangdu also smiled and said, "This is easy to say. The emperor made more contributions this time. If the emperor still wants to punish him, then it will not be blamed for him!"

Li Zhizao stood up at this time, walked to the wine pot in front of him, picked up the wine pot, walked towards Liu Sangdu, filled the three wine glasses on the tables in front of Liu Sangdu and Feifiji, and said with a smile: "General Liu is a cheerful person. I have prepared a good wine for celebrating, but the time is too fast and the wine is not hot yet, so the general will be ready!"

Liu Sangdu picked up the wine glass and smiled and said, "It's okay, I can hold a big banquet in Luoyang City tomorrow to entertain the adults. At that time, you must have the best of your time!"

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