General Qin

As the sun goes down, Li's mansion.

Li You looked at the bamboo slips on the case in front of him that had been flipped to pieces, and there was excitement in his eyes.

The envoy from the palace has already read out his edict of appointment.

From today onwards, Li You is the captain of Shu County, responsible for connecting the southwestern Yi and attacking the Dian Kingdom.

He has another chance to perform meritorious service on the battlefield. If he successfully completes this task, he will definitely be promoted to noble.

"I can finally leave Xianyang. I don't want to stay here for a moment."

Li You whispered, full of expectations for going to Shu.

There were footsteps outside the door.

Li Si had just returned from handling official business in Ting Wei's Mansion.

"Father."

Li You hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Seeing Li You's slightly flushed face, Li Si breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his son had stepped out of the shadow of the princess, and became that calm and confident good man again.

"Have you received the edict of appointment? You are now the captain of Shu County. After you enter Shu and take up your post, you will prepare to communicate with the Southwest Yi and attack the Dian Kingdom. Are you sure about this battle?"

Li Si asked, quite concerned.

After all, the land of Shu was remote, and those barbarians in the Southwest were barbarians. If Li You hadn't pleaded for orders this time, and his attitude was very firm, Li Si would not be willing to send his son to that place.

Li You grinned and said, "Father, don't worry, I have already studied it. There are many mountains in Shu County, and most of the Southwest Yi people are barbarians living in the mountains and forests. They should not be much different from the Yi people in South County." At that time, I will use the method I used to deal with the barbarians in Nanjun, and burn the mountains and forests, and the barbarians in the southwest will not be afraid."

Li You was very confident, especially when he thought of the scene where he set fire to the mountains in Nanjun, and the scene of those barbarians surrendering in fear one by one, his hands trembled with excitement.

Li You wants to reproduce his glory in Nanjun in Shu.

Li Si nodded and said: "It's good to be sure. You used fire to attack those barbarians in Nanjun. If you want to go to Shu this time, it's not a big problem."

Speaking of this, Li Si remembered a rumor that had been circulating in Xianyang City before, and said with a smile: "When the war was not settled, there were still rumors in Xianyang City that my son had an odd number of hits, and that something would happen in a war. It’s ridiculous to spread rumors about being attacked by Xiang Yan and others in Chu, hehe.”

Hearing Li Si's words, Li You's face darkened.

"Odd number of hits?"

He chewed these four words, and the things about his three defeats in Chudi came to mind.

When he was just a fledgling, he was attacked by Xiang Yan, and he was defeated with five thousand against thirty thousand.

During World War II, with a group of remnant soldiers, he was chased by General Zhaoping of Chu led by 10,000 elite soldiers. He escaped by chance, and later learned that he became Zhao Tuo's scapegoat.

In the third battle, he was defeated by the Chu army with outnumbered enemies, and the greatest merit was defeated by Ren Xiao who fell behind.

Before, Li You just lamented his bad luck, but now when he heard the words "odd number of hits", his whole heart was suddenly clouded.

Could it be that I, Li Youzhen, had an odd number of hits?

Li Si shook his head and said, "To be honest, I was skeptical about this before. After all, you were really unlucky in those few battles in Chudi."

"But didn't you defeat the barbarians in Nanjun this time? The so-called rumors are very ridiculous. If you don't attack, you will destroy them, and they are all gone. Now the emperor agrees with your order to go to the south of the country and attack the Dian kingdom. Thinking about it, I also disdain those rumors. You have done a good job this time and made some achievements, and thinking about it makes people have nothing to say!"

Li Si's intention was to motivate Li You and dispel that rumor.

But Li You felt unsteady when he heard it.

He thought of how he was defeated by barbarians as soon as he entered the forest in South County. After leaving the mountain, he received a letter from Li Si that said "Do not enter the forest".

If the letter had arrived one day earlier, perhaps he would not have suffered that small defeat.

Then Li You thought of the fact that when he set fire to the mountain, the wind direction suddenly changed and he almost burned himself.

Of course, he didn't tell Li Si about these episodes, only he knew it.

Is it really odd?

No!

Didn't I win in the end? This is really just a rumor!

The fate of me, Li You, is in my own hands, how can there be such a strange theory!

Li You cheered himself up in his heart, and said to Li Si on the face: "Father, don't worry, the three defeats in Chu are just bad luck, and I have no military experience. Now that I have won in Nanjun, I am considered a veteran. This time There will be no problem entering Shu."

While the father and son were talking about this, Li Yu strode in from the outside.

"Father, elder brother, just now the great concubine Zhao Tuo sent someone to send a greeting card, saying that he would come to visit my Li family tomorrow."

Li Si took a look at the invitation, then turned to Li You and said, "I helped him before, and he wants to come to thank him this time."

Hearing Zhao Tuo's name.

Li You felt that all the courage and fighting spirit he mustered just now were gone.

Various scenes of Zhao Tuo and the princess together emerged in his mind.

That was the scene where he felt a sharp pain in his heart when he thought of it.

Zhao Tuo, did you come to show off in front of me?

Li You trembled all over. He raised his head and said, "Father, the emperor wants to communicate with the Southwestern Yi. This is a major national event and cannot be delayed. I want to set off for Shu early tomorrow morning."

Li Si narrowed his eyes, stared at his son and said, "Are you afraid of Zhao Tuo?"

Li Yu on the side also said: "Brother, why are you in such a hurry to enter Sichuan? If you don't want to see Zhao Tuo, just avoid it tomorrow, there is no need to do this."

"I'm not afraid. I just want to make contributions as soon as possible, and I don't want to waste time here. Father, this matter has been decided in this way. Now I will go to prepare things for entering Shu."

After Li You finished speaking, in Li Yu's astonishment, he strode out.

Looking at the back of his son.

Li Si sighed, he knew this was Li You's last stubbornness.

"Zhao Tuo, beat my son."

...

In the palace of the eldest princess.

After Zhao Tuo sent someone to deliver the greeting card to the Li Mansion, the sky was already dim.

In the mansion, candles were lit everywhere.

Rows of six-foot-high exquisite bronze lamp stands shine in the corner of the wall.

"The emperor appointed me as the Shaofu, but before I officially took office, he gave me a big task. He wants to destroy the weapons of the world that he collected before, and then build twelve big gold men, and erect them in Xianyang Palace. Just listening to it is mighty and magnificent. But, I think it’s better for a gold maker to cast it into coins, so..."

Zhao Tuo and Ying Yinman sat opposite each other, and the food table in front of them was filled with exquisite food.

While eating, Zhao Tuo chatted with Ying Yinman about what happened today.

They were a young couple who were newly married not long ago, and it was the time of deep affection, and they talked about everything.

Moreover, Ying Yinman is quite intelligent, and often has her own opinions on some things Zhao Tuo said, and sometimes she can make some good suggestions, so Zhao Tuo often chats with her about some serious matters besides the love of husband and wife.

It's just that Ying Yinman doesn't seem to be very interested tonight. Even if her man becomes the Shaofu of one of the nine ministers today, she doesn't have much joy on her face.

Ying Yinman ate with her head down, and said "hmm" from time to time, which seemed to echo what Zhao Tuo said.

"When I went out in the morning, I was still smiling and telling my lover to walk slowly. Why did my face change at night?"

"This woman, what is going on in her mind?"

Zhao Tuo was very puzzled, he had no idea what the situation was, if he could guess the emperor's thoughts, he couldn't figure out the reason for the princess's face change.

How can getting along with women be more difficult than fighting?

If Da Sima had this ability back then, I am afraid that Zhao Tuo would have had a lot of trouble if he wanted to defeat the Qi army in one fell swoop.

Because there was a maid waiting by his side, it was difficult for Zhao Tuo to ask questions, so he could only finish the meal hastily, suppressing his anger, and prepared to ask questions after going to bed.

When the night was dark, Zhao Tuo strode into the inner room after washing.

At this moment, Ying Yinman was sitting in front of the couch, staring at a jade pendant in his hand in a daze. It was a token of love he gave her.

The plain clothes were snow-white, covering her uneven body. The bun on the princess's head had been untied, and the soft black silk was draped over her shoulders. The body that had just been washed still exuded a faint fragrance.

While the candle was flickering, Zhao Tuo could see her hand holding the jade pendant. It was white and soft, and it almost blended with the white jade in her hand. It was fascinating to see.

"Princess."

Zhao Tuo called softly, covered the door with his hand, and walked towards the person on the couch.

Before Zhao Tuo approached, he saw Ying Yinman raised his head, wrinkled his nose, and stared at him.

"You lied to me!"

The princess's voice was crisp and clear, as if she was angry.

Zhao Tuo was stunned.

He looked confused: "When did I lie to you? What did I lie to you?"

Zhao Tuo was confused, he was confident that he had never deceived the other party.

Faced with Zhao Tuo's questioning, Ying Yinman's fair face was flushed with two blushes, and she looked even more charming and seductive when paired with her pure white plain clothes.

She gritted her lips and asked, "You said you had never met a woman while you were fighting outside, right?"

It turned out to be this one.

Zhao Tuo raised his head confidently.

He nodded seriously and said: "Of course, I can swear that I have been fighting abroad for several years, I have kept myself clean, and I have never found a woman. If the princess doesn't believe it, you can ask She Jian, Zhong Limei and others."

"Oh, Shejian? They're not all yours, how could they tell me the truth."

Ying Yinman sneered, and she thought of something again. While blushing, her brows stood upright, and she asked Zhao Tuo, "You're so clean and you've never touched a woman. If that's the case, then why do you know so much... ..."

When Ying Yinman said this, she blushed up to her ears, feeling ashamed and angry.

In the past few days, the more she thought about it, the more something went wrong.

My good man keeps saying that he has never found a woman outside, so he pretends to be innocent.

But when he was on the bed, there were frequent tricks and various embarrassing postures one after another.

Not even what the wet nurse taught me was so shameful.

This is definitely a veteran!

Thinking of this, Ying Yinman said even more embarrassingly: "What a Zhao Tuo, since you said there are no women outside, then tell me, where did you learn those postures!"

Zhao Tuo was stunned.

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