In the dusk, Li Jiuzhou squatted alone in front of the door, picked up a small branch and drew on the ground, analyzing why he was so bad at chess.

The moon and stars are sparse, and my thoughts are much clearer.

Thinking about it, things are actually not complicated.

Li Linfu initially wanted to keep Wang Fei in order to check and balance Yang Guozhong.

After Wang Fei was convicted of treason, Li Linfu changed his attitude. Not only in front of Li Jiuzhou, but also in private in front of the emperor, he expressed his support for Wang Fei's execution.

In this way, the suspicion of him colluding with Wang Fei was much reduced.

Although Li Jiuzhou noticed his move, the emperor did not.

Then the imperial court kept going up and down to impeach Li Linfu, but Li Linfu pretended to be ill and remained secretly there.

The emperor knew full well that most of the people who impeached Li Linfu were from Yang Guozhong's faction.

There was more noise, and the emperor became impatient, and became more convinced that Yang Guozhong wanted to take the opportunity to bring down Li Linfu.

Li Linfu's loyal image in the emperor's heart did not diminish.

This is just the first move.

Li Linfu's second move was to pretend to be pitiful in front of everyone.

He won Li Jiuzhou's sympathy, confided in Li Jiuzhou, and privately publicized Li Jiuzhou's ability and loyalty to the emperor, all in order to transfer Li Jiuzhou to the Nanzhao battlefield.

And it was even easier for him to deal with Yang Guozhong.

After the Wang Fei case, Li Linfu avoided everything. He seemed to be afraid of Yang Guozhong, but in fact he was waiting for an opportunity. This opportunity was the Battle of Nanzhao.

The emperor was very happy about his achievements. Yang Guozhong had previously boasted about his and Xianyu Zhongtong's achievements and turned the defeat into a great victory. The emperor naturally believed that Yang Guozhong could deal with Nanzhao.

With a simple move, Li Linfu pushed Yang Guozhong away from the emperor, and there was one less opponent in the capital.

As for Li Jiuzhou, although he does not pose much of a threat to Li Linfu for the time being, Li Linfu has already seen that he will deal with him sooner or later.

After understanding this, Li Jiuzhou felt relieved a lot.

It's all because he underestimated the enemy. The emperor's trust in Li Linfu far exceeded his imagination.

Li Jiuzhou turned to face the room and said loudly: "Zhang Xiaoluo, I will leave the capital for Nanzhao in a few days, will you go?"

Zhang Xiaoluo didn't know what fun stuff he was tinkering with in the room. After a while, he finally said, "I'm not going!"

Li Jiuzhou was stunned for a moment.

"I have to help A Lang guard this home, otherwise when A Lang comes back, the house will be in a mess and not nice to look at." Zhang Xiaoluo's voice came from the room again.

Li Jiuzhou smiled happily.

Wang Yuying brought some clothes and helped him put them on, "Ming Gong, are you going to Nanzhao?"

Li Jiuzhou turned his back to her and nodded.

"But going to war?"

"Yeah." Li Jiuzhou replied simply.

"I'll go with you."

Li Jiuzhou turned his head and said, "Female relatives are not allowed in the army."

"I'm familiar with the environment there. I can help if I go there." Wang Yuying blushed and looked at him, very excited.

"No!" Li Jiuzhou refused again.

Wang Yuying's voice was a little urgent: "I can disguise myself as a man and take care of you along the way. I won't cause you any more trouble."

"You stay at home and guard this home with Zhang Xiaoluo." Li Jiuzhou lowered his voice, fearing that Zhang Xiaoluo in the room could hear him, "I don't know if I can come back alive once I leave."

If he was lucky enough not to die on the battlefield, I wonder if Li Linfu would send people to chase and intercept him on the way back.

But one thing Li Jiuzhou can be sure of is that since Li Linfu allows him to go to the battlefield, he will not let him come back alive.

Maybe he couldn't kill Yang Guozhong, but even if a little guy like himself was killed by him, the emperor would not blame him.

Therefore, according to Li Linfu's character, he had the courage and determination to attack himself.

"Then I want to accompany you." Wang Yuying was so excited that she said loudly, alarming Zhang Xiaoluo in the room.

"Where are you going? Is there anything fun you don't want to take me with you?" Zhang Xiaoluo had already walked out.

"You are just a servant. I said I won't let you go, but I won't let you go." Li Jiuzhou's voice became louder.

Wang Yuying burst into tears, covered her face, turned around and ran into the room.

Li Jiuzhou didn't explain kindly, nor did he follow up to comfort her, so he just let her struggle for the time being.

It's better than dying together.

"Alang, where are you going?" Zhang Xiaoluo opened his big eyes and looked at Li Jiuzhou curiously, forgetting that Li Jiuzhou had just told him to go to Nanzhao.

"Nanzhao."

"Where is Nanzhao? Is it far away? What are you doing there?"

Li Jiuzhou coaxed him: "Nanzhao is not far away. I will be back in a day or two. I will bring you delicious and fun things then."

"Okay, okay." Zhang Xiaoluo clapped his hands happily.

Li Jiuzhou's eyes were clear.

If he died in Nanzhao, history would still continue as it is, the Anshi Rebellion would still happen, the Tang Dynasty would still decline, and the Holy Spirit in the world would still be in ruins.

As for Concubine Yang, I'm afraid she won't have a chance to see her again.

I traveled through time with the ambition of abducting Concubine Yang, but I haven't even seen what Concubine Yang looked like. It's ridiculous to think about it.

Li Jiuzhou didn't sleep well that night. Also awake was Wang Yuying, who hid in her room and cried all night.

At dawn, Li Jiuzhou was too lazy to go to Jingzhao Mansion, but Xianyu Zhongtong asked Wan Nanshan to come to the house to look for him.

Wan Nanshan was already dressed in armor. He walked in fiercely and turned around in front of him, "Li Shaoyin, do you think my outfit is okay?"

"Why are you dressed like this?" Li Jiuzhou looked at him strangely.

"Xianyu Gong ordered me to assist you, saying that he was going to fight." When it came to fighting, Wan Nanshan couldn't wait.

Li Jiuzhou hurriedly dragged him outside the door and hissed, signaling him not to let the people in the room hear.

"We don't leave until two days later. Why did you put on your armor first?"

Wan Nanshan looked a little happy: "I have to adapt in advance. This armor is too bulky to wear on my body."

"Then you can be my personal attendant." Li Jiuzhou thought for a moment and gave him a position.

After all, he is already a fifth-grade Dingyuan general, so it is not too much to bring a follower.

"Okay!" Wan Nanshan straightened his body and stood at attention, "Actually, I have never been on the battlefield. I only have all the weapons. Now I can finally show off my skills."

Li Jiuzhou punched his heavy chest twice so hard that his hands hurt, "Behave well, my life is in your hands."

Wan Nanshan smiled with a very honest look, "Don't worry, Li Shaoyin, he will definitely fulfill his mission."

Li Jiuzhou spat: "Bah, you still call me Shaoyin, from now on I will be General Dingyuan."

"Yes, it's time to change your words, General Li." Wan Nanshan pretended to be serious, which made Li Jiuzhou happy.

Under the morning sun, the two looked at each other and laughed.
Chapter completed!