Return of the Swallow

When the Hu Ben army outside was clamoring to smash Zhao Yueshui into ten thousand pieces, Hu Zi had already stepped into the tent, got close to Pang Xiao and asked in a low voice, "My lord, it's such a mess outside, I'm afraid the situation will be difficult to clean up. Do you really plan to kill Zhao Yueshui?"

Pang Xiao raised his eyes and said, "Of course it's true. He made a fortune in Xihua City and caused public anger. This king killed him for the sake of peace of mind. Besides, the fact that he sold the news was also evidence, but it was not considered that this king was wronged. he."

"But Zhao Yueshui is the sage's eyeliner. When the prince killed him, it was a blatant confrontation with the sage. I'm afraid it will attract the villain to add or subtract words behind his back, making the sage even more jealous of you."

Pang Xiao sneered, and said, "Is it entirely your own idea to be this eunuch? Although he keeps his waist straight in his usual prestige in Xihua City, it can be seen that this king still wants to put away his arrogance? It can be considered that I look down on this king in my heart, but I am accustomed to face yang and yin. Now you dare to accuse this king in person, where do you think he has the courage?"

Hu Zi's expression changed when he heard the words, and he took a deep breath, "Your Highness, do you mean that this is a divine order?"

Pang Xiao shook his head, "Sage is a smart person, this king is still useful, he won't shoot himself in the foot, he must have seen some clues, and breathed with Zhao Yueshui."

"That's hard to do!" Hu Zi's face turned pale.

The sage's fear of the lord is not for one or two days. The more brave the lord is in battle and the greater the credit, the more the sage is afraid. Li Guan is the inner prisoner beside the sage. This man must be smart and shrewd.

How could such a guy misunderstand what the saint meant to Pang Xiao?

Although he knew that Sheng was such a person, Hu Zi was still in a cold sweat at this moment.

At this time, the curtain was picked up, and Zheng Pei, who was dressed in dark blue, walked in quickly, and said anxiously, "Your Highness."

"Mr. Zheng is here. Sit down." Pang Xiao raised his chin at Zheng Pei.

Hu Zi brought the chair and set it up, and bowed his hands to Zheng Pei, his polite and distant attitude was different from the intimacy he used to be.

Zheng Pei felt bitter in his heart, so he bowed to Pang Xiao first, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, think twice, that Zhao Yueshui is Li Guan's adopted son, if you kill Zhao Yueshui, Li Guan will definitely be offended, Li Guan is in front of the saint. But the most eloquent thing is that he is not sweet when making sugar, but sour when making vinegar. You can't be reckless.

"If Zhao Yueshui were to kill him, he would definitely offend Tianwei, and the holy authority would dominate, and the most unacceptable thing is this kind of thing, Zhao Yueshui is the person sent by the holy to your side,

If you want to beat the dog, you have to look at the owner, so that you can gain a firm foothold in the court in the future, so please think about what I said carefully. "

When Zheng Pei said this, he stood up and gave another salute.

Pang Xiao smiled calmly, and his eyebrows under the candlelight looked very gentle: "Mr. Zheng, please sit down and talk."

He didn't answer Zheng Pei's words directly.

Zheng Pei's heart was full of bitterness. He knew that in the past, he secretly reported Pang Xiao's every move to Sheng, and finally pushed this young man away from him completely. He no longer trusted him.

But he couldn't ignore him completely, after all, he was also of Pangzheng's blood.

Zheng Pei sat back slowly and looked at Pang Xiao expectantly.

"Mr. Zheng's words also make sense." Pang Xiao said leisurely, as if he was not talking about a major event that would involve his future or even life and death, but rather lightheartedly talking.

"With Mr. Zheng's cleverness, you should understand that if this king does not kill Zhao Yueshui, some things are already a foregone conclusion, and some people who are not used to this king will still not be used to it."

Zheng Pei was suffocated by his breath, and he didn't think of a suitable answer for a long time.

He knew that Pang Xiao was a smart man, and he couldn't fool the past with a nice sentence or two.

What Pang Xiao said was the truth. The sage's fear of him would not be reduced by half because of this, nor would the old ministers who surrendered from the Northern Ji Kingdom change their outlook on Pang Xiao.

"This king knows that Mr. Zheng is doing this for the sake of this king, but now I believe that Mr. Zheng has already figured out some of the key points. Since some things cannot be changed, why should this king swallow his breath and be a soft persimmon? As a man, Don't even have the courage to speak loudly? That will only make people more bullied, and sooner or later they will be bullied and unable to hold their heads up."

Zheng Pei was convinced by what he said.

Pang Xiao glanced at Hu Zi.

Hu Zi was not as worried as Zheng Pei. Seeing that Pang Xiao had made a decision, he was eager to try, and after getting his approval, he immediately flew out to clean up Zhao Yueshui with great interest.

Only Pang Xiao and Zheng Pei were left in the tent.

Zheng Pei looked at Pang Xiao's sharp brows under the light, and for a while he felt that he couldn't look directly, and he was not embarrassed.

He used to think that he was the most trustworthy person around Pang Xiao.

I also once felt that it was his betrayal that pushed the person who trusted him most away.

But now it seems that Pang Xiao has never really trusted him at all!

His use of Pang Xiao was kept in his mind by every stroke, and he always pretended to be confused. Like a patient wolf, it has been staring at its prey closely, chasing after it, and showing its fangs when the time is right.

Now he can't move Pang Xiao, he can't check and balance him, and he can't control him. It was impossible for him to still want to become Pang Xiao's trusted confidant.

Perhaps, this "confidant" has always been self-styled by him.

Zheng Pei sighed and said goodbye.

Pang Xiao looked at Zheng Pei's back, then withdrew his gaze after a while, closing his eyes and resting.

Huzi really asked the real thing from Zhao Yueshui's mouth. Zhao Yueshui is a soft bag with a stern look. After being interrogated, he wished he could just die quickly, and Huzi fulfilled his wish and went back to Pang Xiao's words. .

"My lord, that eunuch recruited everything."

"Um."

"My lord guessed it well, it was indeed Li Guan who mentioned to Zhao Yueshui in private that when the sage invited your mother, grandfather and grandmother to stay in the palace, he once ordered the queen to pay attention to what they said when they talked, and would like to know some of your thoughts. ."

"Unexpected thing. My mother is not easy to be told, and the emperor will have the next move." Pang Xiao played with the whip in his hand and said, "In this case, the battle here will end soon, I'm worried My mother has something to do with them."

Hu Zi heard the words and nodded in agreement.

Pang Xiao concentrated on thinking about the tactics for two days.

It's not that he doesn't have the ability to win, it's that the siege is weak, and the supply line in the rear is long. The Dazhou Mountains are high and the road is far away. After taking over the mess in the Northern Ji Kingdom, the treasury was originally very empty, and the emperor had great control over him. The harshness of the government did not give silver rice, and the supplies were not timely. The Duke of Dayan Ding avoided fighting and closed the city gate.

He can't feed his soldiers, so can he stop them from grabbing food?

The same goes for the soldiers of the Yan Dynasty who were guarding outside Dayan City.

Not enough to eat, had to grab.

In the long run, it is the common people who suffer.

Pang Xiao now just wants to make a quick decision and end the battle quickly.

At this time, a shocking event happened in Dayan Dynasty, and the news finally reached Pang Xiaoer.