"Can I not kill my sister?" After a long time, Guan Yinping's expression slowly returned to calmness and she said slowly.
"No." Liu Zhang replied coldly. After a moment of silence, he pressed his forehead hard with the five fingers of his palm and explained: "If you don't kill him, the people will not be angry."
"But..." Guan Yinping wanted to argue, but couldn't.
I understand now that the people are angry now. Whether the cause of the Wengcheng disaster is Ma Yunlu's secret letter, the Xiliang army's raid, or Liu Zhang's premeditation, it doesn't matter to Liu Zhang. What matters is to win over the people.
To win over the people, Ma Yunlu must be killed.
"Help me back." Liu Zhang felt his head spinning. Wang Xu carefully supported him and walked past Guan Yinping. He paused and said, "Your sister must die. If the girl wants to die together, I can't stop you. I can only feel sorry for you."
.”
Liu Zhang said as he walked towards the bedroom, Guan Yinping squatted down, his delicate body squatting under the silver moonlight, sobbing loudly.
"Sister, I hurt you, I'm sorry." Guan Yinping said tremblingly.
Didn’t all this come about by oneself?
Ma Chao is Ma Yunlu's brother, how could he not know that she would plan for the Xiliang Army? Liu Zhang is a prince, how could he not think that he can't do things based on personal likes and dislikes?
I naively believed Liu Zhang, naively told Ma Yunlu, and naively accused Liu Zhang. In the end, I realized that I was the one who made the biggest mistake.
Guan Yinping only felt that she was the person who had sinned the most. Her deep guilt broke the fragile girl's heart, which was a hundred times more uncomfortable than death.
Liu Zhang left, took a sharp look at Liu Zhang in front of him, lowered his voice and said breathlessly to Guan Yin who was squatting on the ground: "I say, eldest lady, just be satisfied. My lord never cares about other people's opinions. I have told you so much today,
Those who should understand my lord's thoughts will naturally understand, and those who don't understand will never understand in their lifetime. I have never seen my lord explain so much to anyone."
So awesome, he repeated what Liu Zhang once said to him, gave Guan Yinping a fierce look of contempt, and walked away.
Guan Yinping turned to look at Liu Zhang, who was half-supported by Wang Xu and a soldier. His heart moved. He had long heard that Liu Zhang was suffering from a hidden illness and could not be overly supported. But what he saw was that Liu Zhang was thinking about the war day and night.
And government affairs, for a person who has a short life span, is it really for his personal hegemony?
Would a completely cruel person have so many civil servants and generals willing to die for their loyalty?
Would a truly cruel person let himself go in this situation?
He explains so much to himself because he thinks he is kind. Would a person who is tolerant to kind people be so cruel?
"Perhaps, I have wrongly blamed you." Guan Yinping thought to herself, but none of this mattered anymore. If Ma Yunlu was executed, how could he still be alive? He could only commit suicide to apologize to everyone in Ma Chao, Ma Teng, and the Ma family.
Liu Zhang was helped back to the bedroom and fell down on the bed. He had a splitting headache. The girl from the Western Region smiled as she watched Liu Zhang disappear from her sight.
"It's life-threatening to govern and fight. It's rare for a Han official to be as stupid as you. Seeing that you sincerely saved me today, I will help you again."
The girl took out her flute and played it softly.
Liu Zhang was helped into the room by Wang Xu, lay down on the bed, and pinched his forehead. Wang Xu originally wanted to leave, but after hesitating, he asked for permission: "My lord, you are not feeling well, do you still have to fight tomorrow? If it is delayed,
I will inform the generals immediately."
"Now the morale of the Xiliang army has dropped, while the morale of our army is high and we are fully prepared. It is the best time for the decisive battle, so why delay it." Liu Zhang said with difficulty.
"What about Miss Guan's sister? Must she be executed?"
"Before setting off for the expedition tomorrow, I will execute you in front of the people."
"yes."
Wang Xu took the order and came out, standing at the door very fiercely, looking down on Wang Xu: "What's the matter with you? You know that the master has a headache, and you still ask questions. Aren't you just a woman? I'll kill you."
"Don't you know that you have been following my lord for so long? No matter what the situation, my lord will put government affairs first. My lord always does one thing in front of others and another behind his back. How do I know whether it is a real killing or a fake killing."
After Wang Xu finished speaking, he went out. At this time, a soldier came in from outside: "Master Captain, I have something important to report to my lord."
Wang Xu frowned, "Can't it be tomorrow?"
"I don't know. General Wei said that the sooner you report it, the better."
"Wei Yan's?" Wang Xu frowned, looked back, waved his hand, and the soldiers quickly entered.
"General Wei has something important to report to my lord." The soldier bowed down in front of the bed.
"Speak~~" trailed off.
At this time, the melodious sound of the flute suddenly sounded from the quiet night sky, slowly floating in the air, filling every corner of Yangping Pass. The sound of the flute slowly entered the ears, like water droplets dripping from the cliff, hitting the pond and making a "ding dong" sound.
"The voice.
This feeling was something Liu Zhang would only feel when listening to Qu Lingchen's piano music. It made people feel so at ease. The pain in his head gradually faded away, becoming clearer and more ethereal. Liu Zhang slowly released his fingers from his forehead and smiled slightly.
Close your eyes and look at the roof quietly. (Jian Chen explained that according to modern science, the appropriate sound of musical instruments can indeed help relieve stubborn headaches, and many people are born with this ability, which is not a fabrication of martial arts) "
General Wei Yan reported to the Lord that we captured several Xiliang Army soldiers who came to search the mountain in Jiguan Mountain. After interrogation, we learned the important secrets of the Xiliang Army. Ma Yunlu, the daughter of Ma Teng, Ma Chao's sister, and Guan Yu, Liu Bei's subordinate in Shicheng.
His daughter Guan Yinping disappeared in the Yangping Pass area. Ma Yunlu is Ma Teng's beloved daughter and has a close relationship with Ma Chao. General Wei said that if he can get it, it will be of great use and ordered me to report it to the lord as soon as possible."
"Ma Chao's sister? Guan Yu's daughter?" Liu Zhang read a sentence, thinking in his mind, and suddenly remembered what Guan Yinping said when he accused him.
"Now you are blaming me, a little girl, what do you want? Finally, you came to preach that you love the people like a son. Was it me, Guan Yinping, who caused this disaster? Hypocrisy and disgusting. I, Guan Yinping, went blind and killed your enemies for you.
, these fourteen days have been a shame for my entire life."
"Guan-yin-screen."
"So you are Guan Yu's daughter, no wonder you are so awe-inspiring and strong."
The soldier glanced at Liu Zhang and was a little confused. He was here to report Ma Yunlu, Ma Chao's sister. Why was the lord talking about Guan Yinping?
"You go down." Liu Zhang waved to the soldiers, and the soldiers bowed and left.
Appearing together with Guan Yinping, coupled with his previous actions, blocking the road ahead, and secretly trusting the Xiliang Army, Ma Yunlu's identity is obvious.
Ma Teng loves his daughter, and Ma Chao loves his sister. These are really good chess pieces.
The melodious sound of the flute drifted around, not only Liu Zhang's heart gradually changed from irritability to calmness, the headache in his head disappeared without a trace, but all the soldiers in Guanzhong also fell into a good sleep amidst the sound of the flute.
........."Dong-dong-dong——"
The sound of war drums was being beaten one after another. The Sichuan army left two echelons to defend the city, with about 10,000 people guarding the city. The rest of the troops gathered in Yangping Pass.
Close the mouth and nose, leaving only the eyes exposed.
The two sides fought fiercely from early morning to midday.
"Brother, attacking the city is useless, retreat." Ma Dai said.
Ma Chao originally planned to attack on the last day today, but something happened last night. The Xiliang army camp was twenty miles away from Yangping Pass, and they had to go back and forth forty miles. They were exhausted after going back and forth.
Although they wore masks, the morale of the Sichuan army was high. The morale and physical strength of the Xiliang army had been severely reduced after consecutive days of siege. The siege could only increase casualties.
Ma Chao looked at it and nodded, it seemed that he could only wait until he rested.
Just as Ma Chao was about to rein in his horse and lead the entire army back to camp, Liu Zhang appeared at the top of the city. Although Ma Chao was angry when he saw Liu Zhang, he was already numb as he thought that this despicable and shameless man would say something gloating about his misfortune.
"Ma'er," Liu Zhang shouted loudly. "Are you leaving like this? It's only half a day today."
Ma Chao tightened his grip on the silver gun and tried to suppress his anger without stopping.
"Haha, Ma'er, didn't I tell you? I stayed in seclusion to be polite before fighting. It's not that our Sichuan army was afraid of you Xiliang horse bandit. Now half a month has passed and you are still stubborn, then I will give you a big blow.
chance of failure."
Ma Chao immediately tightened the reins of his horse, turned around, and shouted to Liu Zhang: "Butcher, what did you say? Do you want to fight me to a decisive battle? Don't you have a convulsion in your head?"
"Hahaha." Liu Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to the people around him: "Look at how arrogant the Xiliang horse bandits are. Yesterday, our Sichuan army beheaded five thousand of Xiliang's elite cavalry at a small cost and captured Pang, the top general of the Xiliang army.
Damn, the horse forgot so quickly, it’s not that I got into the water, it’s that General Shenwei is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.”
"Hahahaha." Gao Pei, Huang Zhong and other generals laughed.
Ma Chao laughed and shouted loudly: "Butcher, you can say whatever you want, and you can exaggerate your results. I just ask you, do you really want to fight me, Ma Chao?"
"How can I be joking when I speak?"
Ma Chao was overjoyed, and suddenly frowned. He still felt uneasy. Liu Zhang gave him the impression of being too cunning. He raised his head and asked, "You must keep your word. The Sichuan barbarians will listen, and the Xiliang soldiers will also listen. If Liu Zhang
If you break your promise this time, your daughters and sisters will all be women of my Ma family, how about that?"
There was a buzzing sound from the Xiliang army.
Liu Zhang chuckled and said: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect that after the majestic Fubo General Ma Yuan, Xiliang Jin Machao, a prince for generations, would actually say such vulgar words, but I never break my promise, as long as you dare to fight decisively,
I dare to lead the Sichuan Army to kill you until you leave no trace of your armor."
"You are so arrogant. In an hour, no, half an hour, you will lead all your Sichuan barbarians out. I, Ma Chao, will avenge the two thousand Xiliang soldiers last night."
"A deal?"
"Brother, you can't do it." Ma Dai said urgently: "Liu Zhang took advantage of our army's fatigue and low morale to choose this time for a decisive battle. Brother, don't be fooled."
After a whole night of fighting last night and another half-day of fierce fighting today, the Xiliang army's physical strength is at its lowest point.
Ma Chao snorted: "Even if our army is exhausted, is the Sichuan army our opponent? Have you forgotten the decisive battle half a month ago? This time Liu Zhang is defeated again, I will not let him have a chance to escape, I must conquer Yangping Pass in one fell swoop