The night is getting darker, the cool breeze is blowing, and the smoke mixed with a stench floats up to the top of the city.
The killings below the city stopped for a while, but the faces of Li Shixian and Hu Duo became more solemn.
Maybe after eating this night, the rebels will attack the city with all their strength.
The defenders are already at the end of their game, how many more days can they hold on?
Once the city is destroyed, how many of the defenders and citizens in the city will be able to survive?
With a tragic look on his face, Hu Duo asked unwillingly: "Is there any regret in being so virtuous?"
"It's a pity...hahaha, there are so many?"
Li Shixian laughed strangely, "Grandpa hasn't lived to be ninety-nine yet... Xinna's concubine hasn't married yet... Madam hasn't given me another son yet..."
"You want to have a son? You are nearly forty years old, and you have five sons and six daughters, which is still too young..."
Hu Duo was stunned for a moment when he suddenly realized: What Li Shixian said was his legitimate son.
The dynasties after the Song Dynasty all said that "the young and old should not be destroyed", but before the Song Dynasty, it was said that "the direct descendants should not be messed up"!
It is said that Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, once said: No one is a son except his legitimate son.
The authenticity can no longer be tested, but just look at the chaos in the Li and Tang royal family. The direct brothers had their brains knocked out several times, but the direct concubines were still not disturbed during the succession, which shows that this statement is inevitable.
It’s not groundless.
And Li Tang inherited from the Sui Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the strictness of the concubines at this time was even worse.
If the legitimate son is still alive, the possibility of the concubine inheriting the family business is very slim. For example, Hu Duo is the most talented, capable and accomplished official among the three brothers, but Hu Hai has never considered him.
Even if Hu Yong committed a heinous crime, Hu Hai would rather forcefully support his grandson Hu Baozong...
Even if things happen for a reason, like the Li family, which can only be inherited by a concubine, there will be many troubles in the future, so Li Shixian is obsessed with having another child.
Regardless of the rest, if Li Chenghong inherits the family business, a hundred years after Li Shixian, the Guo and Li families will be strangers, and there will be no need to think about any help...
"What a pity!" Hu Duo sighed empathetically.
"More than a pity?"
Thinking of it, Li Shixian's intestines turned green with regret, "If I had known that this day would come, it wouldn't be a problem for a daughter from a poor family to marry him, at least I can leave a wife for my grandfather..."
But what's the use of regret?
Fortunately, there is still Li Song here. This Jingzhou city is really going to be destroyed, and if the Li family is wiped out, Li Song will naturally know what to do.
Of course, the premise is that Li Chengzhi is still alive...
Praying in his heart, he realized that the war horse under his crotch had stopped. Li Shixian looked up and saw that he had reached the north gate.
The city gate has long been sealed, and even the urn city has been sealed. The city is filled with stones, wood, and pots and stoves for burning oil and water.
Further back, there are shacks for guards and civilians to sleep and rest, all with lights on at this time.
But the strange thing is that there is no look of panic on these people's faces. Instead, their faces are full of ecstasy, as if they have encountered a great good thing.
Hu Duo was so happy that he whispered: "Is it possible... that the rebels have withdrawn?"
Remove the bird egg!
"What are you dreaming about?" Li Shixian sneered, "Why don't you even smell it? The smell of meat is so strong that it almost chokes your nose?"
When Hu Duo heard this, he almost spit out half of the jar of wine he drank.
Yes, if the rebels really want to withdraw, how can they still smell the aroma of meat and vegetables?
The two of them were suspicious and followed Hu Shichang's personal guards to the top of the city.
There is also a straw hut erected on the top of the city for the generals who keep watch at night. There is also a hut in the south city. Li Shixian and Hu Duo pretended to stay there for a night or two in order to show their willingness to lead the army and help the soldiers in the same boat.<
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But most of the time, the eldest son Li Chenghong, the third son Li Chengxue, Hu Duo's two sons, and their generals lived there.
At this time, Hu Shichang was sitting in the shack with a golden sword.
The cold light outside the shed shone brightly, and there were all generals in armor. If you looked carefully, it seemed that all the guards from the four cities in the southeast and northwest had been summoned.
Seeing Li Shixian, these people all froze. Those who were pacing stopped, those who were talking stopped talking, and all turned their attention to Li Shixian.
The eyes are complicated and unclear, including surprise, gratitude, joy, envy and jealousy...
"What have you done?" Hu Duo asked suspiciously, "Is your face clean?"
If it weren't for the wrong occasion and identity, he would have thought that he had stolen the governor's wine and meat jerky...
"Stop being weird!" Li Shixian scolded in a low voice, "Shi Jun is here..."
In fact, he was also confused.
There were still more than ten steps away, and Hu Shichang came out unexpectedly. The folds on his face seemed to be squeezed into a flower, and his gray hair was flying in the wind. He was also wearing golden armor, walking like a dragon and a tiger, and he actually looked a bit like an old man.
The appearance of aiming for a thousand miles.
At this point, the two of them concluded that it was not a bad thing, but a good thing.
I just don’t know what it has to do with Li Shixian.
"Huaide..."
Hu Shichang shouted, his feet moved faster, and his voice seemed to tremble. When he took a few steps closer, he saw tears flashing in his eyes...
Hu Duo glanced at Li Shixian suspiciously: How come the clan uncle suddenly became so close to Huaide?
When it comes to the relationship between the two families, it’s just like that.
Although the Hu family is a high-ranking family, they are relatives, and their reputation is not that good. They are mostly despised by the powerful noble families in Jingzhou.
And Li Shixian's personality is quite surly, and he will not take the initiative to post.
That is to say, after Jingzhou was besieged, there were not many generals who knew how to fight in the city. Only after Li Shixian was reactivated did the two sides have contact.
But the relationship between Li Shixian and Hu Shichang is limited to the relationship between superiors and subordinates. After all, Li Shixian's reputation is not that good.
On the contrary, he and Hu Duo got along day and night, and the two of them had quite the same rapport. They even discussed that after the chaos was settled, they would exchange birth certificates for his son and his daughter...
Also suspicious in his heart, Li Shixian called him "Master Shi" and made a gesture to bow down.
But before he could bend down, he was lifted up by Hu Shichang. Then he held Li Shixian's shoulders and stared at Li Shixian with burning eyes.
I saw Hu Shichang's lips slightly open, his throat rolling, his body trembling slightly, his beard trembling along with it, and his eyes even brighter and scary
"If it were normal, I would accept your worship as a matter of course. But today is different..."
As he spoke, Hu Shichang stepped back and bowed deeply to Li Shixian: "On behalf of the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, I thank Huaide..."
Li Shixian was startled, and instinctively hid on the ground, exclaiming: "How can you be so virtuous, how dare you accept such a great gift from Mr. Shi?"
Seeing him so shocked, Hu Shichang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "You forgot, you don't know what happened?"
He grabbed Li Shixian's arm and led him under the shed. He smiled as he walked: "I didn't know Huaide had such a unicorn. In two months, he raised tens of thousands of troops. It was like a divine help. He defeated Liu Huiwang and Liu Huiwang.
Li Wenxiao was retreating steadily..."
Hu Shichang said and pointed towards the city again: "Now that we have captured the city, the siege of Jingzhou will be solved soon... Do you think I should thank you?"
I also have Qilin'er, why didn't I know?
The more Li Shixian listened, the more confused he became. He even doubted whether Hu Shichang was old and confused.
He subconsciously asked: "Did Shi Jun remember it wrong?"