In an independent mourning hall that is not very spacious.

Chen Dao pushed open the bronze coffin above the mourning hall, revealing Chen Ji's body.

Chen Sheng looked at the withered body in the bronze coffin at a loss, like the body of an octogenarian who had been tortured by illness. He could not connect him with the lively Chen Laoliu in his memory.

When that guy comes back to eat in the Chen family compound, he always squats outside the kitchen door with a bowl of sea food bigger than his face, and makes jokes with him while the other brothers are listening to him. It's like collecting tolls at the stall.

, slyly swiping from every plate of food brought out by Zhao Qing into his own bowl, but he was so sweet in return that he could always coax Zhao Qing into not beating him...

"Is this my sixth child?"

Chen Sheng looked at Chen Dao blankly, and then at Wu Guang.

Neither of them dared to look directly into his eyes, they lowered their heads and said "hmm" in a low voice.

Li Xin and Chen Ji's battalion commander were also standing by at a loss at this moment, not knowing what expressions to make.

They didn't know what to say.

In fact, it was not until Chen Dao led Chen Sheng to this hut that Li Xin and Chen Ji's battalion commander learned that Chen Ji turned out to be a member of the Chen family.

At that moment, both of them were filled with unspeakable absurdity. Their first reaction was, 'With this relationship, why should you be a platoon commander? Whenever you mention the king, you must be a battalion commander!'

But immediately, the two of them felt that this was the king and this was the Chen family!

Chen Sheng was silent for a long time, then whispered hoarsely: "Tell me, what is going on!"

Li Xin looked at Chen Dao reflexively.

Chen Dao sighed and said: "Your Majesty, this matter begins when General Mo and General Li were forced to fight against the three-way reinforcements that supported Luoyi..."

He tried his best to talk about it as concisely as he and Li Xin led the troops to fight against the three reinforcements, and why he sent the surprise troops to sneak into Luoyi City among the defeated army, and then turned his attention to Wu Guang.

Wu Guang understood the idea and immediately continued what Chen Dao said, starting from how the two thousand soldiers sneaked into Luoyi City, and Chen Ji proposed to take advantage of the chaos to burn the Spring and Autumn Palace, and kill Ji Zhou before the army entered the city!

When he and Chen Jibing split up and rushed to Xuanwu Gate and Spring and Autumn Palace, he also looked at the Second Battalion Commander.

The second battalion commander took over the conversation tremblingly, describing how after they arrived at the Spring and Autumn Palace, they tore apart the imperial palace and rushed under the Spring and Autumn Palace, how they used rockets and kerosene to ignite the wooden buildings outside the Spring and Autumn Palace, and what happened after the fire started.

, a strong wind suddenly blew, helping the fire spread quickly...

He was an honest man. He not only told Chen Sheng in detail how they burned down the Spring and Autumn Palace, but also the flaming bird that appeared in the flames after the fire spread.

After hearing the sad bird song, all of them vomited a mouthful of blood, but Chen Ji spit out three mouthfuls of blood in a row, and his long hair suddenly turned white.

Even when Chen Ji fell in his arms and muttered his last words before losing his breath, he told Chen Sheng without saying a word, completely unaware of Chen Dao and Wu Guang who kept winking at him.

When he heard the words "Brother, we are afraid", Chen Sheng finally couldn't help it, and his eyes welled up with dazzle.

He turned his back to Chen Dao and others, covered his cheeks with his hands, and said in a low voice: "Everyone, go down and let me be quiet!"

Li Xin and the second battalion commander looked at Chen Dao and Wu Guang.

Chen Dao and Wu Guang opened their mouths hesitantly, but finally sighed silently, clasped their fists towards Chen Sheng's back and said, "I will retire at the end of the day!"

Li Xin and the second battalion commander hurriedly followed suit and saluted: "General (subscript) will retire."

The four people filed out of the deep mourning hall. When they walked out of the door, Wu Guang turned back secretly and saw the dancing candlelight in the mourning hall, stretching Chen Sheng's lonely back.

After the four people retreated, Chen Sheng turned around, sat heavily on the steps in front of the mourning hall, reached out and patted the bronze coffin, and said in a low voice: "Sixth, don't be afraid anymore. The eldest brother is here. I will accompany you."

You're here!"

Chen Ji's death made him feel sad.

But what made him even more sad was that no matter how he recalled it, he could only remember the sly look on Chen Ji's face outside his room, pestering Zhao Qing for food.

He had never consciously paid attention to his little brother. Subconsciously, he always felt that the days were still long and that they still had time to get along slowly. Like his father, Chen Shou, Chen Hu, and Chen Qiu, they could be brothers for life.

Even when I am old, I can still wave my cane, bicker and fight.

But Chen Ji has no future. His future ends here.

From now on, among the Chen brothers in their generation, there will no longer be a sixth brother.

The greatest sorrow in the world may be not being able to say goodbye properly...

Not long after, Wu Guang, who had taken off his armor and put on a handsome suit, walked in calmly, clasped his hands and said: "Brother, before we split up with Lao Liu, we had a deep chat..."

Chen Sheng, who was holding his forehead with one hand in the hall, asked in a low voice without raising his head: "Did he say that he wanted to take over the eternal infamy of regicide for my eldest brother?"

Wu Guang was speechless for a moment.

Chen Sheng closed his eyes, lightly slapped the bronze coffin, and cursed in a low voice, half-crying and half-laughing: "You bastard, how big of a head do you have? I need you to carry this eternal infamy for me?"

Wu Guang was silent for a long time, then clasped his hands again, his voice became softer: "He also asked us to tell the eldest brother that if he can't come back, the eldest brother will... just... don't have to wait for him to eat anymore."

Chen Sheng tilted his head violently, tears welling up in his eyes. He opened his mouth to say something but couldn't utter a single word. He could only wave his hands to signal Wu Guang to go down first.

Wu Guang pursed his lips, sighed in a low voice, clasped his hands and said, "Brother, please take care," then turned around and exited the mourning hall gloomily.

…

Chen Sheng sat quietly in the mourning hall alone for half a day.

It wasn't until the sunset that he finally walked out of the mourning hall.

Li Xin and Chen Dao, who had been waiting outside, saw this and hurriedly greeted them: "I will see you at the end of the day. Long live my king! Long live my king!"

Chen Sheng helped the two generals up and whispered in a hoarse but gentle voice: "Two generals, would you like to accompany me for a walk?"

The two generals clasped their fists together: "I am willing to do so!"

Chen Sheng held the two men's arms and said to the many royal guards who came up around him: "Bring the horses to Xuanwu Gate!"

…

Surrounded by five hundred royal guards, the three of them climbed onto the Xuanwu Gate tower and overlooked the huge Luoyi City.

The sun was setting below the horizon, and half of the city was still bathed in the setting sun, while half of the city had begun to light up with dots of candles. The magnificent city, with its clear distinction between light and dark, was spectacular!

Chen Sheng held the parapet with both hands, looked down at the huge Luoyi City, and asked without looking back: "Did you attack Luoyi from here that day?"

Li Xin clasped his fists and replied respectfully: "Back to your Majesty, our army entered the city through here that day!"

Chen Sheng nodded and said with emotion: "Thanks to your troops coming to Luoyi. If you hadn't caught Can Zhou off guard, my army would still be fighting Wang Jian's 300,000 troops in Chen Liu!

"

Li Xin was startled and said quickly: "Your Majesty is too self-effacing. Your Majesty's military skills are like a god. He is unparalleled in the world. Even if the last general fails to make any achievements, your Majesty will definitely be able to defeat him. Even if this last general fails, he will definitely be able to defeat him."

A small contribution is just the icing on the cake in terms of the overall situation, and is not worth mentioning. Your Majesty is too proud of the general!"

Chen Dao glanced at it: 'Really? That's not what you said in front of me!'

Chen Sheng couldn't help but smile indifferently, and said softly: "The credit should be yours, it is your credit, no one can take it away, and I, Chen Sheng, am not so happy with my achievements that I want to steal the merits of my generals to decorate my appearance!

"

Hearing this, Li Xin burst into tears of gratitude, and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift. I will remember it forever in my heart and will never forget it!"

"Is this the time to start thanking you?"

Chen Sheng turned his head to look at him and said softly with a smile: "I haven't rewarded you yet!"

Li Xin replied without thinking: "It all depends on the king!"

Chen Sheng joked: "I will only award you one acre of land, will you accept it?"

Li Xin did not hesitate: "No complaints!"

"Well!"

Chen Sheng turned back and continued to look at Luoyi City: "I plan to form the Huben Army. I plan to transfer General Li to the Huben Army as the commander of the Third Army with the rank of lieutenant general. As for other land and financial rewards, we have to wait until the royal court completes the procedures.

It will be promulgated later.”

Li Xin got what he wanted, and he ecstatically squeezed his palms to the end and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous gift!"

Chen Sheng helped him up and said with a smile: "Are you happy?"

Li Xin hesitated for a few breaths, and finally nodded honestly: "Happy!"

Chen Sheng nodded: "Then let's talk about something unhappy..."

He patted Li Xin on the shoulder, looked at the lights of thousands of houses under the city, and said calmly: "I intend to withdraw my troops and return to Chen!"

Hearing this, Li Xin and Chen Dao looked at each other out of habit, and both of them saw clearly the confusion and shock in the other's eyes.

"Please, Your Majesty, forgive me for my stupidity!"

Li Xin still couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart and asked anxiously: "Luoyi City is Gao Chijian, and the surrounding area is famous for its granaries and dangerous passes... Why does the king want to retreat? If the king is worried that the army will go deep alone and it will be difficult to supply food and supplies,

The last general is willing to lead 30,000 soldiers to guard the heart of Jiuzhou and the richest man in the world for the king!"

Especially if he is impatient, the battle to conquer Luoyi is definitely the most dazzling and commendable battle in his military career. It is even possible that he, Li Xin, will go down in history with this battle and leave his name in history!

But if Luoyi is returned after conquering Luoyi, then the merits and significance of this battle will be completely destroyed.

It may even be far inferior to Chen Ji who burned down the Spring and Autumn Palace and killed the young emperor!

How can this teach him how to be willing?

Chen Sheng shook his head slightly: "It's not just a matter of logistical supplies... Look at them, do they welcome us?"
To be continued...