Spring and Autumn GL

48. Deep into the enemy camp

Fan Li and Gou Jian camped in an open field thirty miles away from Gusu City, and were discussing with each other about tomorrow's battle, when they heard a report from a soldier that an envoy from Wu Kingdom was coming, they ordered Xi Shi and A Zhi to be brought in.

Seeing that it was Xi Shi, Fan Li and Gou Jian were shocked, Fu Chai said:

"Why are you? Why don't you stay here in Gusu City?"

Xishi knelt down silently and pulled Azhi, who also knelt down.Both Gou Jian and Fan Li knew that the masked woman in front of them was A Zhi, but they didn't tell the truth. Seeing the two kneeling down, Fan Li suddenly thought of some faint possibility, but he didn't want to believe it, so he asked:

"Yi Guang, why did you take the risk to go to Yue country today? Could it be that you can't wait and want to go back with the army?"

Xi Shi breathed out: "Your Majesty, Doctor Fan, Yi Guang begs you, please retreat."

Gou Jian hummed suspiciously: "Why do you want to retreat? I have waited hard for nearly ten years before I got such a chance!"

Xi Shi bit her lip: "My lord, Fu Chai has already won the victory in Jin, and the [-] troops will return next month. Even if the Vietnamese army enters Gusu City, it will only arouse the anger of the people, and it is hard to say whether they will win or lose."

Gou Jian said coldly: "Don't worry, I don't want to destroy the Wu country, but just want to kill the prince friend, and then bring you back to the country, so as to eliminate future troubles first."

"Your Majesty, Ji You is the natural son of a homeless man. He was born only half a month ago, his wits are still immature, and he can't even speak. Can't you let him live?"

Gou Jian smiled: "Back then, Fu Chai was foolish and let the widow live. How can the widow commit this mistake?"

Xi Shi frowned and looked at Fan Li, but Fan Li was silent.Seeing Fan Li's irrelevant face, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she stood up abruptly:

"Doctor Fan, do you really want to kill Ah You? He's just a baby!"

Gou Jian hurriedly laughed: "Yi Guang, don't worry, it's just a son. If one dies, the widow will help Wu Jia find a good family. Wouldn't it be better to give birth to ten or eight children in the future? Since you are here, don't worry about it Let's go, let's see how the widow will take revenge."

His language is obviously friendly, but in fact there is a hint of threat. Xi Shi knows that she will definitely not be able to get out of the Vietnamese army today, but she must be rescued if she is homeless.

She is neither humble nor overbearing: "Although Yi Guang's status in Yue State is humble, but after all, he is the envoy of Wu State, and he must go back to have an explanation! I can't do anything that is heartless and unrighteous!"

Fan Li's face turned red and then pale by her sarcasm.Peeking at Azhi, he had an idea, and said:

"Yi Guang, if you want to go back, that's fine, but in order to prevent never returning, you two can only go back one, don't worry, no matter who it is, I will treat each other well."

"Fan Li!" Xi Shi was furious, and called his name directly: "You...don't you think that's enough?"

Goujian looked puzzled: "What's not enough?"

Xi Shi took a deep breath, and simply said: "You were homeless and pregnant back then. You had no way to avoid this tragedy? You just didn't want to cause trouble, and you caused the tragedy of separation of mother and child by your own hands. Also, what can I do for you? How to treat her again? I think you and I know it well! You are not wrong to hollow out the country of Wu, but give the steamed seeds to the country of Wu and harm the innocent people of the country of Wu. Why! You said, I hope the world In Taiping, Wu Yue can only stay one. But if the common people are dead, what's the use of coming here in this world of Taiping!"

"Oh, Yiguang, calm down." Gou Jian still had a smile on his face: "These things are decided by the few. If you want to achieve a great cause, you must sacrifice something. You can't lose the big because of the small."

Xi Shi was furious: "The big is lost because of the small? What is small and what is big? People are small, but personal enmity is big? Your Majesty, why are you blinded by hatred? Back then, you were willing to be under Fu Chai's hand in order to survive. Humiliated. Although Fu Chai wantonly insulted you, he spared your life after all. No one owes anyone this deal, but you still hold grudges because of it. Is it right?"

Gou Jian's smile faltered. Over the years, no one had dared to talk to him like this. He couldn't help but look at Xi Shi more, and felt that although she was nearly thirty years old, she was still an outstanding woman.

But Gou Jian didn't listen to a word Xi Shi said, and sneered:

"Yi Guang, you have stayed in Wu country for many years, and you are thinking about Wu country. I don't blame you, after all, you are a meritorious person. You go back and return to your life. This servant girl will stay first. She doesn't have any interests in her mind." For the Guan people, one more is not too many, and one less is not much. Besides, if there is a negotiation, I don’t want Wu Guo to think that Yue Guo is intentionally threatening."

Azhi looked at Goujian, with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.She looked around and saw that there were only a dozen attendants, so she wanted to attack violently.

"Ah Zhi," Seeing Azhi's intentional expression, Xi Shi hurriedly reminded him, but Azhi had already moved, kicked the guard next to him to the ground with a flying kick, and then went straight to attack Goujian.

"Don't!" Xi Shi yelled, this is among the thousands of troops, even if A Zhi took Gou Jian's life, how could he escape!

But Ah Zhi had already attacked Gou Jian, a dagger was exposed in his hand, and it directly stabbed Gou Jian's heart.There was a bang, and sparks splashed from the tip of the dagger. Goujian was wearing a breastplate and escaped by chance, but he was also knocked down by the blow immediately, and he quickly crawled under the chair.

In just such a moment, all the soldiers outside the tent rushed in and surrounded Ah Zhi tightly. As soon as Ah Zhi gritted his teeth, he turned to attack Fan Li and killed more than a dozen soldiers in a row.But the dagger is not as useful as the used tree branch after all. She had just arrived in front of Fan Li when she suddenly froze. She was grabbed by seven or eight soldiers holding hands and holding legs, and stabbed her loudly. Clothes shredded.

She got angry and started killing like crazy, but the more people killed more and more, Fan Li and Gou Jian got farther and farther apart.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Xi Shi shook her head and shouted hoarsely: "Your Majesty, Doctor Fan, stop!"

Fan Li gently told the sergeant to stop, and Ah Zhi also slowed down, holding the dagger tightly and staring at the surrounding sergeants.

"Shi Yiguang, you brought an assassin! What kind of heart is An's on!" Gou Jian was furious.

Xi Shi knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed continuously: "Your Majesty, she is not an assassin, but just one of my maidservants. She is not sensible. Yi Guang begged Your Majesty to spare her life!"

"Huh." Gou Jian snorted coldly: "The two countries are at war, if you don't kill her, don't worry, the widow will not kill her. But the crown prince must be killed. This is a lesson for Fucha and a warning! If you don't want the widow to attack Gusu City, then send the crown prince out, and when Fu Chai returns, I will discuss terms with him."

In fact, Gou Jian and Fan Li were not sure about the victory of Wu State, because they did not think that Fu Chai was not in Wu State and could not be eliminated in one fell swoop.But the great opportunity cannot be wasted, so he thought of such a method, killing the prince to demonstrate, forcing the husband to cede the land to seek peace.

"What are you going to do with Ah Zhi..." Seeing that Ah Zhi was tied up, Xi Shi was extremely anxious.

Gou Jian said: "She won't do anything, at most she will be locked up for a few days, and when the crown prince arrives, the widow will release her. Alas, Fu Chai will definitely not want to change the maidservant for the crown prince, but if it is you, you will definitely do it, right? "

Anger ignited in Xi Shi's eyes: "You guys... when did you know that?"

Gou Jian laughed loudly: "It's very common for a concubine to be thrown into limbo, to have feelings for her maidservant, and to comfort each other. This is a very common thing that I would like to see."

Xi Shi understood in her heart, how could Gou Jian think of this for no reason?It must have been Fan Li who had blown wind with him, not necessarily what he and Azhi were like.Thinking of Azhi becoming the talk of the two of them after dinner, Xi Shi gritted her teeth, wishing to chew the two in front of her to pieces.

"I'll stay, you let Azhi go and let her go..."

Gou Jian waved his hand: "Hey, let the heroes know that the widow has detained Fuchai's concubine and replaced his son. It's so ugly. Go, go early and return early, don't let the widow wait too long, don't come for three days , the widow will attack the city."

Xi Shi looked at Ah Zhi, who was wearing a mask and couldn't see his expression clearly. He just turned his face to Xi Shi, as if he was telling something.

Before Xishi could say goodbye, Goujian threw her out.

Xishi took three steps and turned her head, but she still couldn't see Azhi, shed tears silently, two people went, one person went back, all the goals were counterproductive, what is going on?Could it be that there was a secret agent in the Wu Palace who knew what she and A Zhi were up to, so Fan Li and Gou Jian had to make a plan first?Otherwise, why did the sergeant come so quickly, are they really well-trained?She shook her head and sighed, it seemed like a bureau, and it didn't seem like it.I wanted to wait until Goujian could not be persuaded, so I asked Ah Zhi to assassinate him at night, who would have thought that Ah Zhi could not suppress his anger at this time?Who would have thought that Gou Jian would wear a breast-protector?

In short, it was a blunder, which led to her asking her to exchange her friend's son for her lover-it was really difficult to make a choice.

"Where is Ah Zhi?" Zheng Dan saw Xi Shi coming back with a distressed face, and knew that things were not going well.

Zheng Dan was startled, subconsciously tightened the arms holding the baby, and the sleeping baby snorted dissatisfied.

"It's all my fault, I'm too reckless... I never do anything I'm not sure about. Why did I lose my mind today and try to fight against the entire Yue Kingdom by myself...Damn me." Xi Shi clutched her heart, her old Injured again.

"This... really hurts you." Zheng Dan had nothing else to say, she couldn't hand over her child for A Zhi, although she really wanted to save her.

Xi Shi glanced at the child inadvertently, Zheng Dan subconsciously blocked it with his hands, Xi Shi gave a wry smile.

"Don't worry, I won't hand him over... A Zhi is not more important to me than a friend is to you... I can't possibly hurt you to save A Zhi."

With a reddish complexion, Zheng Dan gently handed the swaddle to Xi Shi, Xi Shi accepted it in surprise, but found Zheng Dan struggling to get up and moved to the closet.

"What are you doing?" Shih Tzu asked.

Zheng Dan opened the cabinet door, and there was only one set of clothes in the cabinet, which was a silver-white armor. She stroked the phosphorescence on the armor and said firmly:

"Order troops. Defend the city. Fight."

"But your body..."

"Don't worry about that anymore. You should bring Azhi back as soon as possible. Fan Li was married to Azhi before. He won't let her go that easily. You have to go. Maybe he misses the old love."

Xi Shi opened her mouth wide: "How do you know—"

Zheng Dan smiled wryly: "Actually, I know everything, but I just don't want to believe it. I'm a fan of the authorities, and I thought I was sure of winning. I thought she only loved me, and the others were just acting on the spot. Hahaha, it's so ridiculous."

Xi Shi could clearly see the despair on her face, and couldn't bear to say:

"You don't have to... Maybe he knows to turn around."

"Even if he turns back, I don't want it anymore. After all, it's not that I don't deserve him, but that he—is not worthy of me."

Xi Shi looked at Zheng Dan's back, and suddenly felt that his back grew taller. She finally figured it out, finally let go, and she was willing to admit Fan Li's despicableness and her unkindness.She seems to give up on herself, so why not be self-reliant?She is sincerely happy for her.

The author has something to say: you have finally figured out about being homeless, and Emma is exhausting me.