Mobei New Town, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Xiao Rudi received the battle report sent by the spies. After reading it, the expression on his face was very complicated.
"General, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Rudi said nothing and handed the battle report in his hand to the questioning counselor.
Zhang Yuesheng took it over and took a look, and finally understood, "Do you regret it?"
"If I had known she was so capable, I shouldn't have taken this step and put Li Shu back." He had fallen in love with Li Man'er early in the morning and wanted his son to marry her. The descendants of the Xiao family born between them must have good qualifications.
Before, he had a vague feeling that his son was not good enough for Li Man'er, but he had been unwilling to admit it. But now that the facts were in front of him, he had no choice but to admit it.
How old is Li Man'er? She is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and she is still a woman. However, she is smart, and her amazing medical skills have already made people think that she is very good and deserves more. But who would have thought that she could go into battle to kill the enemy?
, leading troops to defend the city, and even repelling the barbarian attack with very few casualties, it is really amazing.
"The general has a new idea?"
There were countless advisers around Xiao Rudi, and there were many who were smarter and more capable than Zhang Yuesheng. Although there were more people, they killed just as many people. In the end, the person Xiao Rudi trusted the most was Zhang Yuesheng, and he was the only one left.
He stayed with Xiao Rudi the longest and lived the longest.
At least so far, Xiao Rudi trusts him very much.
Zhang Yuesheng is very accomplished in terms of life-saving. Although he is smart, he is not extremely smart, but fortunately, his intelligence can always be used in the right place.
For example, when it comes to assisting Xiao Rudi, he summed up four rules to save his life: don't grab credit, don't be greedy, don't make rash advances, and the most important thing is not to be self-righteous about Xiao Rudi.
As long as you do these few things, your life can be saved.
For example, regarding his attitude towards Li Man'er, Zhang Yuesheng could clearly see that Xiao Rudi regretted it, but he could never say it out loud. He could only mention it in a very obscure way, which made Xiao Rudi feel that he had thought of something.
, and he doesn’t know anything more, so he can rest assured.
"You are always so cautious."
Xiao Rudi signaled him to burn the thing, and Zhang Yuesheng threw the note in his hand into the charcoal basin. The two of them watched the battle report turn into ashes.
"Li Man'er is a good person, but if her heart can't be towards the Xiao family, no matter how good she is, it's useless."
Zhang Yuesheng nodded, "The general said it is true, loyalty is the most important word." Xiao Rudi could ruthlessly abandon any counselor or son or daughter as long as they had different intentions.
"Yes, you still see clearly."
Zhang Yuesheng bowed slightly and stood aside without saying a word.
Xiao Rudi was lying on the chair, half-squinting his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking.
After about a stick of incense, he seemed to have come to his senses and asked Zhang Yuesheng to sit down.
"What are you doing sitting or standing?"
Zhang Yuesheng had no expression on his face and sat on a small chair covered with soft fur cushions.
"I originally thought that Li Shu was a idiot and would definitely mess things up. In this way, as long as the old city cannot be defended, everything will fall into place. But I never expected that Li Man'er would come out halfway."
Zhang Yuesheng nodded in agreement, but he didn't say a word.
"The third and fourth children have been very active recently, haven't they?"
The seemingly unrelated issues gave Zhang Yuesheng a feeling of enlightenment.
"Yes. The third master still trusts the silver-faced general as always. He still studies his little things every day and doesn't care much about military affairs. As for the fourth master, he seems to have close contacts with Beijing."
Xiao Rudi said: "It's time to find something for them to do."
"My subordinate understands."
Xiao Rudi nodded and waved his hand to ask Zhang Yuesheng to retreat.
After Zhang Yuesheng left, Xiao Rudi hummed a tune, came to the bookcase, and pulled out one of the thick books. The book made a slight sound after being knocked down, and then the bookcase moved to both sides, revealing
Come to a small secret room.
Xiao Rudi walked in, and the bookcase quickly closed again and returned to its original state.
The air in the secret room was a little dirty, but Xiao Rudi didn't care and slowly walked inside.
In the darkness, there seemed to be a person breathing hard.
Xiao Rudi found the Huozhezi with ease and lit a small lamp on the table.
The candle flames danced, illuminating the small dark room a lot.
An old, thin old man was lying on the wooden bed in the dark room, covered with a thick quilt.
This man is about seventy years old, his hair is completely white, he is very thin, there is almost no flesh on his face, and even his eye sockets are somewhat sunken.
"Father."
Xiao Rudi saluted respectfully and said to the old man: "My son is here."
The old man locked in the secret room is none other than General Xiao Xiang, who has not been seen for many years.
"The traitor." The old general was as angry as a silk thread, as if he could pass away at any moment. It seemed that he had reached the end of his life.
"Father, don't say that, your son will be sad."
Xiao Xiang didn't even have much strength left to open his eyes. He just said slowly: "Since you do this, you don't have to...respect me. I said...you and I, father and son are separated, and we are separated from each other."
"What did the father say? There is no overnight feud between father and son!" The expression on Xiao Rudi's face was a bit ferocious, "Even if the father favored the second brother and even wanted to get rid of his son for him, the son didn't say anything.
What?"
"Asshole!"
Thinking of his son who died young, an abnormal blush appeared on Old General Xiao's face. He knew that Xiao Rudi, the rebellious son, did everything, but he refused to admit it. Every time he asked, he would tell the truth
Tsukuru said in surprise, "Father, how could you accuse someone unjustly? My second brother was killed in battle, and those who killed him were barbarians. What does that have to do with your son?"
Those are just words to deceive outsiders! Xiao Xiang knows that he will never hear the truth until his death.
"Father, please calm down. The death of your second brother has nothing to do with your son." Xiao Rudi said: "My son came today to report good news to his father. Xiao Si's marriage has been settled, and his son personally chose a marriage for him.
.Li Man'er, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the capital, Li Shu, the Marquis of Tiedan."
Xiao Xiang was desperate. He knew that Xiao Rudi did all this in the hope that he would be tortured before his death. He would not let himself die in peace, but would try every means to use the things he least wanted to see.
to stimulate yourself.
For example, Xiao Si, others may not know who he is, but wouldn’t he?
He was just a bastard son born to a barbarian slave. He was regarded as his legitimate son by his treacherous son and was raised like jewels.