Chapter five hundred and fiftieth: Willing to be a pawn
The palace is fighting to the death.
Not far from the palace, there was an aristocratic family that had migrated from out of state. At this time, the head of the family, Wei Cheng, was trembling, facing the palace due north, and then closed his eyes in pain.
"Second Young Master Wei Qiu, please ask the master of the family to prepare wine and food and send them outside the palace to boost morale!" A servant of the Wei family walked back to the Wei Mansion carrying a knife.
"I won't send it off." Wei Cheng opened his eyes and said loudly.
At the beginning, his Wei family took off by helping the King of Shu build ships. Not only did he move to Chengdu, but he also held an official position. Although it was a sinecure, he finally made his family famous.
Unexpectedly, his second son Wei Qiu, who came back from studying abroad, suddenly became a spy in Liangzhou. Previously, in order to pave the way for Wei Qiu's official career, he donated a lot of money, which paved the way for him to enter.
In the army, he started as a lieutenant, gained military merit by attacking Muyun Prefecture, and was promoted to a general.
The eldest son was frail, so he had left it to his second son to inherit the shipbuilding family's legacy. Unexpectedly, he suffered a backlash.
"Master, I killed three Shu soldiers before, and there are still blood stains on the sword. Now the war in the palace is tense, and it is urgent to boost morale. I would like to ask the master to think deeply." The little servant who once bowed to apologize was covered in blood.
"I told you not to give it away. What he wants to do is his own business."
"Master, Liangzhou has already agreed -"
"I'm from Shu!" Wei Cheng turned around and roared, his old body trembling with excitement.
The young servant held the knife and took a few steps back unconsciously. Behind him, there were dozens of other men holding knives, all surrounding him.
Behind the door of the Wei Mansion, there were many women, children, old and weak, all looking with their eyes open and their bodies trembling as well.
"I am... a bastard from Shu. Since I am a human being, how can I be a dog in Liangzhou?" Wei Cheng closed his eyes and cried. This choice would most likely result in his death by the rebel army.
But he knew that this choice was not wrong. After his death, Wang would definitely not blame the Wei family when he returned to Shuzhou. The most likely possibility was that the Wei family's chance to take off was completely gone.
"Go and tell Wei Qiu that traitor for me. He rebelled, he worshiped Lianghu as his disciple, he wanted to kill the princess and the young master... I, an old man, can't stop these things. But from now on, Wei Qiu's name will be included in the Wei family tree.
Eliminate.”
"The master of the house is a little overconfident." The servant holding the knife sneered. In the past, he would not have dared to speak like this, but the world has been turned upside down. Having a knife in his hand is the greatest confidence.
Wei Cheng laughed loudly, turned around, and looked at the old, young, women and children behind the door. All these young and strong family members were taken away by Wei Qiu, leaving only a large number of orphans and widows, and his eldest son who was still in bed and was frail and sick.
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"close the door."
"I told you, the Wei Mansion is closed! No one is allowed to come out! No matter what you hear, no one is allowed to come out! Tell Xia'er that after nothing happens in Shuzhou, come in for me and go to the palace to apologize."
The two doors of Wei Mansion were slowly closed amidst the sounds of crying.
Wei Cheng walked a few steps forward coldly and stood in front of the two gates. Then he took out a small porcelain vase from his arms.
"Tell Wei Qiu that if he has the guts, he will trample over his biological father's body!"
Wei Cheng gritted his teeth, poured all the balls in the porcelain bottle into his mouth, chewed them with a cold face, and then swallowed them into his throat with a cold face.
Not long after, blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth and dripped onto his robe.
"My king, the Wei family has never rebelled..."
Wei Cheng's body lay paralyzed in front of the two doors of the mansion.
The servant had no expression on his face, spat twice, turned around and left with the others. Only behind the door of the mansion could a sound of sobbing fill the air.
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"That year, I went to Liangzhou on a study tour. I met my teacher on the road and followed me for three days until I returned to the stone house in the Gobi. The teacher came out and asked me a question."
"Mr. Wei, what are you talking about?"
"The teacher asked me, what should I do if a sick tiger does evil and eats people?"
"How do you answer Mr. Wei..."
"I'm willing to be a tiger's servant. I just wait until the tiger recovers from his illness one day, and then we can be together in Xiaoshan Forest again."
The person who asked the question didn't think about it for a long time.
"That day, the teacher made an exception and accepted me as his disciple."
"My father is pedantic and doesn't know where to live. It's a pity." Wei Qiu raised his head, his eyes narrowed with deep expectation. Then, when he lowered his head again, his expression had become extremely ferocious.
"Inform the entire army to capture the palace at all costs. From behind, the teacher's army is about to arrive."
"My little boy, if it weren't for the long and narrow entrance to the palace, I would have already entered the palace! Someone, go and collect the lamp oil, pour it into a jar, and throw it at those Shu dogs!"
"Bow bow, prepare fire arrows!"
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"General Xiao Han, it's lamp oil! The enemy is trying to start a fire!" The old captain accompanying the army, covered with scars, walked back with his sword in its scabbard and walked to Little Dog Fu.
"Uncles, protect yourselves and step back fifty steps." Little Dog Fu looked determined, "The enemy is going to use the fire to force the defenders like us back. As he wishes, all you need to do is stand still.
Kill the enemy after the fire."
"General Xiao Han, if this happens, the advantage of the narrow entrance to the palace will be gone. When the enemy comes to attack, they will take the opportunity to pave the way with wet curtains."
"The advantage does not lie in the entrance to the palace, but in our hands." Little Dog Fu turned around, raised a hand, and pointed in the direction of the palace.
"Uncles, please quickly move the objects, whether they are wooden chairs or stone piles, move them all here and connect them into a row of fences. Use this as a city wall and continue to fight the enemy!"
"Shuzhou's walking bow, shoot in two turns. The first string and the second string, take turns in the air arrows!"
At this point in the fight, even the arrow pots have been shot out. There is no other way but to use the empty arrow method to bluff and launch the most effective counterattack.
"The fire is burning and must be maintained for a period of time. Please also bring over easily rolled objects, such as wooden stakes and rockery rocks, as materials to hold on."
Everyone present looked at the child in front of the battle silently. Many people were familiar with this child, but no one could have imagined that one day, it was this child who led everyone and stood guard in front of the palace without saying a word to retreat.
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Li Xiaoyao stood silently on the tile roof, looking at the child under the palace not far away.
According to the military advisor's instructions, before the Liangzhou fox enters Chengdu, his knights and horses must temporarily hide. Of course, if the boy cannot hold on and the last two thousand Shu soldiers retreat, he can only be exposed.
Fighting to the death to protect the princess and the young master.
But, that child... stayed with me for a long, long time.
There were tears in Li Xiaoyao's eyes.
"Uncle Shangguan, he must be very tired."
Shangguan Shu, who came to help, remained silent and did not answer. After a long time, he spoke with some emotion.
"That kid will be even more terrible in the future. With a garrison of 2,000 men, in the midst of the turmoil throughout the city, he faced a rebel army of 5,000 or 6,000 men without any fear, and fought for two days and two nights."
"In Shuzhou, a great general will be born. By the way, Xiaoyao, what is his name?"