Hearing Gordon's words, Old Chen's eyes remained alert. He remained silent for a moment, washed his hands and said, "Since the general is in high spirits, it doesn't matter if Old Chen drinks a few drinks with the general."
After hearing this, Gao Deng finally changed his stern expression, put on a smile again on his face, stood up and said with a smile: "That's right. With Lao Chen by my side, I can drink with confidence."
While the two were chatting, the cook Lao Jin had already sent his soldiers outside the hall to announce that the food and wine were ready. Gordon laughed, stepped forward, picked up Lao Chen's arm, and shouted loudly:
"I've been hungry for a long time. Please call Lao Jin quickly to serve food and wine."
Not long after the order was issued, the chef Lao Jin led a group of soldiers to serve the prepared wine and food on the table. Lao Chen didn't know what kind of hysteria this idiot general had committed today and insisted on dragging him to drink, but he still had the patience to accompany him.
Sit aside.
After waving the crowd away, Gao Deng stood up, walked to Lao Chen's side, filled a cup of strong wine for him, and said with a smile: "Old Chen has been with me for many years."
Old Chen hurriedly stood up, held up the wine cup, and replied with a smile: "I have been following the general since he entered Yanbei."
Gao Deng laughed at himself and said: "I am a fool. Since I entered Yanbei, I have amassed money and disturbed the people. I have done all kinds of evil. I have brought a lot of infamy to you, Lao Chen. I respect you."
Old Chen was about to refuse, but he saw that Gao Deng had already raised his head and raised his cup, and drank the strong wine. He had to grit his teeth and drink all the wine in his cup. But before he could put down the cup, he saw that General Gao was already carrying the wine.
The second one comes again: "This second one is the happy event I just mentioned. I have finally eradicated the banditry and lived up to the entrustment of the Holy One..."
The words were spoken, the altar was tilted, the wine was poured out, and Lao Chen's cold sweat also appeared, and he was busy opening
He said: "Old Chen is just a medical officer. I don't know what the general is talking about..."
"哐—" Before he could finish his words, he heard the sound of the wine jar slamming down on the table.
As he put down the wine jar, Gao Deng had already drank his second glass of wine. When he put down the wine cup, he put his arm around Lao Chen's shoulder, leaned next to Lao Chen's ear and said, "I, Gao Deng, have joined the army since then."
, I always think about sharing the worries for Qi Yun and our Holy One. I am very loyal and bear the Holy Mandate. I went to Yanbei and pretended to be a dandy... But how can my Holy One trust a minister whose biological brother is undecided?
..”
After finishing speaking, he patted Lao Chen on the shoulder, stood up slowly, and went to look for the wine jar again. He turned around for a moment, and Lao Chen, who had a scared face and cold sweat on his forehead, had become a different person.
At this time, Lao Chen looked calm and showed no signs of panic. He glanced at Gordon, who was pouring wine for him, and looked at him intently for a moment. Then he looked away and said slowly: "The general has known for a long time."
Gordon smiled and saw that Lao Chen's cup was full of wine. He took back the wine jar and replied, "Yes."
"When did you know about it?" Lao Chen didn't understand how this 'bastard' general found out.
"It was just a guess before. Just now, Old Chen, you have confirmed that my guess was good." Gordon's slightly drunken face showed a calculating smile.
Hearing this, Lao Chen's expression changed slightly, but he soon regained his composure. He no longer stood up to drink as before. He just slowly pushed the wine cup in his hand aside and looked sideways at Gordon, with a look in his eyes that was difficult to look directly at.
Sharp.
This look would make ordinary people, even martial arts practitioners, shy away from it. Unexpectedly, Gao Deng did not dodge.
No, look at Lao Chen calmly.
Seeing Gordon acting like this, Lao Chen felt a little panicked. He first looked away, glanced around, and checked again and again, thinking to himself: "What is Gordon going to do? Is he having a rebellious attitude?"
In a panic, he couldn't help but secretly use his energy to check whether the wine he drank just now was poisonous. The hand hidden under the table had already been retracted into the sleeve. In an instant, when the palm came out of the sleeve, there were several slender coins held between the fingertips.
Silver needle, but before Lao Chen wanted to use the silver needle to prick the acupuncture point to block the acupuncture point in advance to prevent himself from drinking poisonous wine, he heard Gao Deng beside him speak again.
"Old Chen must be thinking in his heart that since he is a minister, even if he knows that the Holy One has personnel to monitor him, he will not openly declare it. Is this Gao Deng crazy? Or does he want to rebel?" Gao Deng held his hand.
Holding the wine cup, he walked slowly in front of the table and continued to speak.
"Don't worry. With your martial arts and medical skills, Old Chen, not to mention I am the only one in this hall. Even if a battalion of soldiers is deployed to patrol the county, who can stop you?"
Old Chen's eyes were full of vigilance. He had been with him for many years. Although he knew that this idiot general was not as bad as outsiders saw him, he did not expect that he was so wise and could see so thoroughly. He couldn't help but think of himself.
On the occasion of departure, the words of advice given by Jiu Wu.
"When we go to Yanbei, you have to watch Gao Deng closely for me. If he dares to secretly communicate with the Northern Jin Dynasty, he can be killed first and then reported."
Flashing before his eyes, it flashed back to the day when Gordon returned to the camp to mobilize troops. He received the secret decree and secretly put the secret decree passed down to Gordon into his room... and then flashed back to the decree given to him.
He ordered himself to secretly assist Gao Deng in capturing Yan Qingchuan and not allow him to help Ning.
The king is determined to draw out all the bandits hiding in Yanbei and wipe them out with all their strength.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel secretly frightened, not only because Gao Deng failed to live up to the trust of the Holy One, but also that the Holy One had far-reaching plans and was so ruthless that he actually used his own son as bait...
Withdrawing his thoughts, he looked at Gordon in front of him. This time he broke through the layer of sandpaper, and what exactly was he going to do?
Old Chen's uncertain expression fell into Gordon's eyes. He walked slowly to the table, moved the wine cup that he had pushed away back into his hand, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty asked you to look at me.
Okay, I'd better let you help me capture Yan Qingchuan and prevent him from returning to protect His Highness Prince Ning. This is more than just trying to eradicate the banditry in Yanbei."
His pupils shrank suddenly. Even though Lao Chen was a little curious, he didn't want to listen. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he didn't dare. But at this moment, his heart was in chaos. His whole body felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar. Even though he had just drank wine, he felt extremely cold all over his body.
Gordon's voice sounded in his ears again.
"You have been in the Yanbei Army for many years, so you must have heard of that poem." Before Lao Chen could react, Gordon continued to speak.
Every word is like a shock to the heart: "The poisonous array is so beautiful that it stands proudly in the north. The soul of the general who has not returned will not return. He has killed millions of military soldiers. The crescent moon is still bloody in the sky."
Suddenly raising his eyes, Old Chen met Gao Deng's shining little eyes and couldn't help but murmured: "You... have you found the location of the Immortal Formation?"
Gordon stood up with a sneer, picked up the wine jar, and drank a large gulp of strong wine. He did not care that the wine soaked the fine cloth that the general was using to bandage the wound. He stretched out his hand to wipe the wine from the corner of his mouth. He looked back in admiration and said, "Not only did we find the location of the immortal formation,
, and a way to break through the legend of the Immortal Needle."
Old Chen, please bear with me
Unable to stop himself, he stood up suddenly and exclaimed: "What did you say! But it's true!"
Gordon's eyes seemed to burst with a light of incomparable confidence, and he said word by word: "There are absolutely no lies."
"Where?" Lao Chen could no longer suppress his shock and asked.
Gordon stared into Old Chen's eyes and said calmly: "It's in Yanbei, in Mo County... right here, in the County Sheriff's Department."
Old Chen has no time to think about anything else. The legend has been passed down orally among the Yanbei Army. Even if you don't believe it, you have been listening to it for a long time. In addition, both the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Holy Emperor have the intention of launching troops, but during these eighteen years, there seems to be a tacit understanding.
, never acted rashly, and Lao Chen had to believe that this legend was true.
Now that I can not only see the legendary immortal formation, but also see the broken formation with my own eyes, how can I think about anything else?
When he wanted to ask again, he suddenly came back to his senses. His Majesty had entrusted him with the matter of secretly monitoring Gordon that day, but he never said anything about it. He just didn't want to know about it. Now that he knows about it, His Majesty can use it.
The temperament of using his own son as bait...
Not wanting to stay any longer, Old Chen retreated timidly, wanting to escape from the Sheriff's Department Hall in front of him. However, before he could take a few steps back, he heard the voice of the idiot general coming from behind him.
"Since I risked my life to tell you these secrets, is it possible that you can escape if you want to?"
As if all his strength had been drained by Gordon's words, this martial arts master seemed to have lost his inner strength. He sat slumped on the ground, his eyes empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a cup of tea, he finally came back to his senses and said weakly to Gordon: "You have worked so hard to tell me these secrets and what do you want me to do."
Seeing that he has already planned it, he is only one step away from success.
Deng knew that once he spoke his next words, he would never be able to turn back. He couldn't help but show hesitation again, but then he thought of the emperor's words of "unification of the world, peace for all ages", his eyes gradually became firm, and he stretched out one hand to his side and filled the
He grabbed the jar of strong liquor, raised his head, and poured it all into his mouth.
The strong alcohol entered the throat, and the drunkenness surged up, which strengthened the courage to "coward others".
There was a "pop", the wine was gone, the altar was empty, and the person was about to get drunk. Taking advantage of the wine, Gordon slowly stood up, smashed the empty altar in his hand, and said word by word to the person who was sitting slumped on the ground: "Pry it open"
Yang Huchen's mouth, find that picture, decipher the mystery in the picture, assist my lord, go out of Yanbei...cross the Yingjiang River...take the capital of Jin...conquer the Southern Tang...unify the world...promise peace for all generations.
..."
At this moment, Lao Chen seemed to have just met for the first time the "bastard bastard general" in front of him who he had followed for many years. He was a great martial arts master. If compared with him, his martial arts might be higher than him, but when it comes to his mind and courage, he
, I am not as good as him.
So he calmed down, thought for a moment, then stood up and said: "Okay, I will help you."
Gordon, whose face turned red, did not expect Lao Chen to be so forthcoming. He prepared many words of persuasion, but none of them came in handy. He thought he had heard wrong, so he couldn't help but confirm: "You really want to help me?"
Lao Chen smiled. After so many years of accompanying smiles and fake smiles, he never smiled sincerely like this. He no longer hesitated and said readily: "Of course...it's just a life. The general is not afraid, so what am I afraid of? Since
The general is willing to risk his life to create an eternal legacy for the saint, how can Lao Chen be reluctant to give up this humble life."
Gordon
He looked up to the sky and smiled and said, "Okay...but I still have a question."
At this moment, Lao Chen had taken off his pretense and burden, and immediately said: "If you have anything, just ask."
"After all these years, I only know you are called Lao Chen. What is your last name?"
"Does the name matter?"
"It doesn't seem to be that important."
"You don't want to invite me to drink..."
"Uh... the wine is over, Lao Jin! Lao Jin!" Gordon yelled.
The soldiers waiting far outside the door, as well as the cook Lao Jin, could only hear the general yelling in the hall. They didn't know what happened, so they hurriedly went inside to check.
"Go and bring some more jars of wine. Lao Chen and I will never come home until we are drunk." Gordon seemed to be drunk, and he slapped the table and shouted.
"Lao Jin, didn't you hear the general's order? Go quickly." Medical officer Lao Chen ordered with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other, it was common for General Gao to commit an offense. Why did Lao Chen, a steady medical officer, commit an offense today? However, no one dared to go against his general's wishes at this time. Just as he was thinking
When he turned around to move the wine, he heard soldiers outside the hall coming to report.
"General Gao, outside the county guard department, don't ask for an audience with the people..."